About 143m customers affected by massive Equifax cyber incident

Gerald · 09-07-17, 08:59 PM

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About 143 million US customers of credit report giant Equifax may have had information compromised in a cyber security breach, the company has disclosed.
Equifax said criminals accessed data such as Social Security numbers, birth dates and addresses during the incident.
Some UK and Canadian customers were also affected.

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41192163

No good news at all.

August · 09-07-17, 09:17 PM

I just checked and i'm not one of them!

Gerald · 09-08-17, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by August

I just checked and i'm not one of them!

It's good.

STEED · 09-08-17, 06:33 AM

I'm British so all clear for me.

Jimbuna · 09-08-17, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by STEED

I'm British so all clear for me.

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Equifax said hackers accessed the information between mid-May and the end of July, when the company discovered the breach.

Doesn't say a lot for their safeguard procedures.

propbeanie · 09-08-17, 09:29 AM

You would think that these corporations with massive databases would have an alarm system, and an "inventory" system that runs weekly, instead of the quarterly krapp... Security isn't so much the issue, as is detection. Not to say that prevention isn't paramount, just that you ~HAVE~ to detect sooner...

Just about anyone who does any credit business in North America goes through Equifax, including credit checks for home loans, refinancing, opening new credit accounts, etc. For them to say "143 million" seems to me that either they're lying, or else the hackers only managed to get into one portion of their database... I remember more than one breach over the last few years where the initial "fessing-up" number was maybe one tenth of what actually was compromised. We'll see what the number changes to by this time next week.

vienna · 09-08-17, 04:32 PM

Well, at least the breach was profitable for one segment of the US society:

Outrage builds after Equifax executives banked $2 million in stock sales following data breach --

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.7cf185044ce1

It's good to know, while a very large portion (one-third of all US credit users) of the average Joes are going to have to possibly deal with harm and damage to their credit and finances, at least a few One-Percenters are going to line their pockets; and added benefit for them is, if they are fired or resign due to their actions, they no doubt have multi-million dollar "golden parachutes" to tide them over; that's the way it goes: "golden parachutes" for them, "golden showers" for everyone else...

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Onkel Neal · 09-08-17, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by August

I just checked and i'm not one of them!

How do you check? Did you have to enter any sensitive info on their website?

August · 09-08-17, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

How do you check? Did you have to enter any sensitive info on their website?

Some. My last name and the last 6 of my SSN.

Onkel Neal · 09-09-17, 08:10 AM

... and who was it that told you you were not part of the hack?

Skybird · 09-09-17, 02:51 PM

Lets go digital. For a safer world where suspects can be easier controlled - you.

I think we need a Butler's Jihad.

August · 09-09-17, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

... and who was it that told you you were not part of the hack?

Well Equifax did. I see where you are going with this but if you know of a more authoritative source then i'm all ears!

vienna · 09-09-17, 04:13 PM

Equifax has been proven to be giving false information, often to enhance its own product sales:

PSA: no matter what, Equifax may tell you you’ve been impacted by the hack --

https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/08/ps...d-by-the-hack/

There have been several such stories on TV and the radio about various consumer and tech groups investigating the efficacy of the Equifax 'consumer services' in response to the data breach; one story is particularly telling: Equifax made an announcement magnanimously offering a free one-year credit monitoring plan to affected consumers; what Equifax failed to disclose is Federal law mandates, in cases of consumer data breaches, a one-year credit monitoring plan. Equifax wasn't, as it was trying to portray itself, trying to make reparations, it was only following what Federal law mandated. Given this, and other details emerging about Equifax, if I were an affected consumer, I would be very,very wary of what Equifax tells you...

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vienna · 09-09-17, 04:18 PM

Just came across this article:

Many Questions, Few Answers For Equifax Breach Victims --

https://threatpost.com/many-question...ictims/127886/

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Onkel Neal · 09-09-17, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by August

Well Equifax did. I see where you are going with this but if you know of a more authoritative source then i'm all ears!

I don't, man, I'm just going along for the ride too.

09-07-17, 09:17 PM	#2
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 22,667 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I just checked and i'm not one of them! __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

09-08-17, 06:33 AM	#4
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	I'm British so all clear for me. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

09-08-17, 09:29 AM	#6
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 9,749 Downloads: 439 Uploads: 2	You would think that these corporations with massive databases would have an alarm system, and an "inventory" system that runs weekly, instead of the quarterly krapp... Security isn't so much the issue, as is detection. Not to say that prevention isn't paramount, just that you ~HAVE~ to detect sooner... Just about anyone who does any credit business in North America goes through Equifax, including credit checks for home loans, refinancing, opening new credit accounts, etc. For them to say "143 million" seems to me that either they're lying, or else the hackers only managed to get into one portion of their database... I remember more than one breach over the last few years where the initial "fessing-up" number was maybe one tenth of what actually was compromised. We'll see what the number changes to by this time next week. __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayer/s" - Jimbuna

09-08-17, 04:32 PM	#7
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,506 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Well, at least the breach was profitable for one segment of the US society: Outrage builds after Equifax executives banked $2 million in stock sales following data breach -- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.7cf185044ce1 It's good to know, while a very large portion (one-third of all US credit users) of the average Joes are going to have to possibly deal with harm and damage to their credit and finances, at least a few One-Percenters are going to line their pockets; and added benefit for them is, if they are fired or resign due to their actions, they no doubt have multi-million dollar "golden parachutes" to tide them over; that's the way it goes: "golden parachutes" for them, "golden showers" for everyone else... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

09-09-17, 08:10 AM	#10
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,284 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	... and who was it that told you you were not part of the hack? __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

09-09-17, 02:51 PM	#11
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,496 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Lets go digital. For a safer world where suspects can be easier controlled - you. I think we need a Butler's Jihad. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

09-09-17, 04:13 PM	#13
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,506 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Equifax has been proven to be giving false information, often to enhance its own product sales: PSA: no matter what, Equifax may tell you you’ve been impacted by the hack -- https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/08/ps...d-by-the-hack/ There have been several such stories on TV and the radio about various consumer and tech groups investigating the efficacy of the Equifax 'consumer services' in response to the data breach; one story is particularly telling: Equifax made an announcement magnanimously offering a free one-year credit monitoring plan to affected consumers; what Equifax failed to disclose is Federal law mandates, in cases of consumer data breaches, a one-year credit monitoring plan. Equifax wasn't, as it was trying to portray itself, trying to make reparations, it was only following what Federal law mandated. Given this, and other details emerging about Equifax, if I were an affected consumer, I would be very,very wary of what Equifax tells you... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

09-09-17, 04:18 PM	#14
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,506 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Just came across this article: Many Questions, Few Answers For Equifax Breach Victims -- https://threatpost.com/many-question...ictims/127886/ <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __