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Equifax says Social Security numbers, birth dates of 143 million consumers may have been exposed


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2017 Sep 7, 4:40pm   10,822 views  42 comments

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"Equifax, one of the nation’s three major credit reporting firms, announced Thursday that its computer systems had been breached, leading to the unauthorized accessing of Social Security numbers and birth dates of up to 143 million U.S. consumers.

The Atlanta-based company said the intrusion — enabled by a website vulnerability — occurred from mid-May through July. The issue was discovered July 29, and the company spent recent weeks working with a cybersecurity consultant and authorities on an investigation, which is continuing.

Equifax said it launched a website for people to check whether their data were affected and to sign up for the company’s credit-monitoring services. But a form on the website purportedly offering to “check potential impact” instead just gives users a date on which they must return to Equifax’s website to enroll in credit monitoring.

The discrepancy drew quick scorn from consumers on social media. Equifax declined to comment on the issue. Several attempts to get through on a phone line that Equifax said was dedicated to consumer calls about the data breach resulted in a busy signal.

Besides Social Security numbers and birth dates, the accessed information “primarily” includes names, addresses and, in some cases, driver’s license numbers, according to the company.

The credit card numbers for 209,000 U.S. consumers were compromised, and dispute documents related to 182,000 U.S. consumers also were accessed. An unspecified number of people in Britain and Canada were affected.

Equifax has acknowledged or been linked to several previous data breaches, including much smaller incidents in 2013 and 2015.
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Meanwhile, Bloomberg reported that three senior Equifax executives sold a combined $1.8 million worth of company shares in the four days following the discovery of the breach, before it was made public. None of the trades were pre-scheduled, the news agency noted, citing regulatory filings.

News of the breach sent Equifax shares sliding; the stock price fell more than 13%, or $18, to about $124 in trading after markets closed."

Something to think about when large organizations promise that your confidential data are "safe."

#Investing #BitchesRunningAway

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21   RWSGFY   2017 Sep 8, 3:14pm  

Strategist says
Why is that bad?


Because you don't want to get a chair because of some bug in code written by some guy from some bodyshop in Bangalore.
22   Heraclitusstudent   2017 Sep 8, 4:45pm  

Strategist says
We will soon have the technology to track every person every second of the day. That information will only be known to robots and computers. If someone commits lets say a murder, law enforcement will have the right to get that information, and easily identify who was at the murder scene. The killer would be caught right away. This ability will bring crime to a virtual halt, because it's almost impossible to get away with crime.
Why is that bad?


You’re not thinking critically.
Do you know why we live in democracy today? Because the elite understands that nothing is more disrupting to a country than a civil war, and democracy is the only system that allows systematic peaceful transition of power.
Remove the threat of violent revolt against the government, and democracy instantly stops making sense. It’s way too messy and people are way to stupid for it to work well.
If you had such a surveillance system, a perfect totalitarian system could be put in place. Any opposition would be instantly eliminated. Non-conformists would be made to conform. All things would be perfect!
If you think a constitution protects you, just look at how many times it is violated and no one says anything.
The wheels of history are turning, and stupidity has consequences. Blind trust has consequences. You should think about it.
23   Strategist   2017 Sep 8, 4:48pm  

drBu says
Because State will be able to use this technology to frame people someone in position of power dislikes. We see now cops planting drugs on someone they arrested. Why would this not be done via computers?

Happening now anyway. So won't make a difference.

SpecialSnowflake says

Because you don't want to get a chair because of some bug in code written by some guy from some bodyshop in Bangalore.

We can continue to use other means of proving guilt to double check.
24   MisdemeanorRebel   2017 Sep 8, 5:37pm  

WineHorror says
Technology is pretty cool they said. It will solve all of humanities problems they said.
I remember when Silicon Valley was dominated by Libertarians out to let Free Speech Reign. The kind who listened to the "Fuck the FCC" crap put out in the 80s and 90s by Carlin, Zappa, etc.

Now the Inventor of "Hot or Not" Zuckfuck is out to ban political speech, as is "Don't Be Evil" Google/Youtube. Anything the least bit edgy is getting demonitized or put into "limited service", lest it distract from Mascara Application (and thus Maybelline) how-tos. The ISIS videos are of course left alone at the request of Intel Agencies.

Ironically the least policed by SJWs is Microsoft and Yahoo! spaces right now.
25   Dan8267   2017 Sep 8, 6:34pm  

Strategist says
Here is the type of spying I would support.


That's not what your going to get. Your going to get Soviet Union style spying and arrests. That's how it always plays out. When there are no threats found, the government thugs have to make random innocent people into threats. You are in that pool of random people. Pretending that America, a nation that has indulged itself in genocide, slavery, segregation, forced sterilization, torture, and lethal medical experimentation on unsuspecting civilians is somehow going to be the first nation in history to be completely ethical in domestic spying. That's delusional.
26   Dan8267   2017 Sep 8, 6:35pm  

Strategist says
Hey Dan, aren't you supposed to evacuate?


I'm fine. I got balls of steel and a well-built house.
27   Strategist   2017 Sep 8, 7:55pm  

Dan8267 says
Strategist says
Hey Dan, aren't you supposed to evacuate?


I'm fine. I got balls of steel and a well-built house.


I'm glad you are fine. We don't want anything bad happening to you. No point kicking your butt if you are dead.
28   Strategist   2017 Sep 8, 8:05pm  

Dan8267 says
Strategist says
Here is the type of spying I would support.


That's not what your going to get. Your going to get Soviet Union style spying and arrests. That's how it always plays out. When there are no threats found, the government thugs have to make random innocent people into threats. You are in that pool of random people. Pretending that America, a nation that has indulged itself in genocide, slavery, segregation, forced sterilization, torture, and lethal medical experimentation on unsuspecting civilians is somehow going to be the first nation in history to be completely ethical in domestic spying. That's delusional.


Not any more. Times have changed. The future that I envision in the second half of the century will be the best ever for mankind.
Fossil fuels will be history.
China will be a full democracy.
Islamic nations will start becoming democracies.
Technology will advance to better mankind.
Major diseases like cancer will be cured.
Wars between nations will come to an end.
Crime will deteriorate.
Life will be awesome.
29   anotheraccount   2017 Sep 8, 8:52pm  

Strategist says
Fossil fuels will be history.
China will be a full democracy.
Islamic nations will start becoming democracies.
Technology will advance to better mankind.
Major diseases like cancer will be cured.
Wars between nations will come to an end.
Crime will deteriorate.
Life will be awesome.


You are optimistic. So far I see people getting fatter by eating crap while glued to their little screens. AI and hacking are major threat to world stability.
30   Heraclitusstudent   2017 Sep 8, 10:21pm  

Strategist says

Not any more. Times have changed. The future that I envision in the second half of the century will be the best ever for mankind.
Fossil fuels will be history.
China will be a full democracy.
Islamic nations will start becoming democracies.
Technology will advance to better mankind.
Major diseases like cancer will be cured.
Wars between nations will come to an end.
Crime will deteriorate.
Life will be awesome.


They say foolish optimism is # 13 on the list of forces shaping the universe. Just in front of love.
Ignorance and stupidity are #1 and 2 respectively.
31   RWSGFY   2017 Sep 8, 10:34pm  

Strategist says
Not any more. Times have changed. The future that I envision in the second half of the century will be the best ever for mankind.
Fossil fuels will be history.
China will be a full democracy.
Islamic nations will start becoming democracies.
Technology will advance to better mankind.
Major diseases like cancer will be cured.
Wars between nations will come to an end.
Crime will deteriorate.
Life will be awesome.


Where are the flying cars in that list? They were supposed to be widely available for 17 year now, where the fuck are they?
32   curious2   2017 Sep 8, 11:01pm  

Strategist says
in the second half of the century...Islamic nations will start becoming democracies.


Pakistan is already a democracy, but that hasn't helped. In the second half of the century, more democracies will become Islamic, and some of them have nuclear power (e.g. France, Belgium) and nuclear weapons (e.g., France). The risk of violent conflict between incompatible ideologies (Islam vs everyone else) grows every year, especially when the USA serves KSA and pretends to "respect" Islam.
33   Y   2017 Sep 9, 5:20am  

Eventually computers will become self-aware.
At that point humankind will become nothing but ants in the farm, born and bred for the amusement of hardware running windows 666...

Strategist says
Here is the type of spying I would support.
We will soon have the technology to track every person every second of the day. That information will only be known to robots and computers. If someone commits lets say a murder, law enforcement will have the right to get that information, and easily identify who was at the murder scene. The killer would be caught right away. This ability will bring crime to a virtual halt, because it's almost impossible to get away with crime.
Why is that bad?
36   zzyzzx   2017 Oct 3, 8:02am  

http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/02/technology/business/equifax-million-more-impacted/index.html

Equifax breach impacted 2.5 million more people than originally stated
37   RWSGFY   2017 Oct 3, 10:42am  

zzyzzx says
http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/02/technology/business/equifax-million-more-impacted/index.html

Equifax breach impacted 2.5 million more people than originally stated


At this point it's safe to assume that everybody's info is public now.
38   anonymous   2017 Oct 4, 4:45am  

Cleaning the swamp
39   anonymous   2017 Oct 4, 7:10am  

Heraclitusstudent says
Strategist is one jovial guy who makes silly jokes at barbecue parties - about nuking NK.


I'd strongly consider it if I had access to the red button.
41   MisdemeanorRebel   2017 Oct 4, 8:22am  

anonymous says
The contract was a "sole source order." That means the IRS has determined that Equifax was the only company deemed capable of performing the contract, according to Politico. The IRS, which did not immediately respond for comment, said in the contract posting that "this is considered a critical service that cannot lapse."


I imagine the only one who possesses Equifax records is Equifax. Since the IRS is a collections as well as enforcement organization...
42   HEY YOU   2017 Oct 4, 11:03am  

If info is use to fuck with some - Be careful who you piss off.

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