Equifax hack put more info at risk than consumers knew - Sensationalist Headlines

[URL="https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/02/10/equifax-hack-put-more-info-risk-than-consumers-knew/326260002/"]https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/02/10/equifax-hack-put-more-info-risk-than-consumers-knew/326260002/[/URL] [QUOTE]The Equifax data breach exposed more of consumers’ personal information than the company first disclosed last year, according to documents given to lawmakers. The credit reporting company announced in September that the personal information of 145.5 million consumers had been compromised in a data breach. It originally said that the information accessed included names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and – in some cases – driver’s license numbers and credit card numbers. It also said some consumers’ credit card numbers were among the information exposed, as well as the personal information from thousands of dispute documents. However, Atlanta-based Equifax Inc. recently disclosed in a document submitted to the Senate Banking Committee, that a forensic investigation found criminals accessed other information from company records. According to the document, provided to The Associated Press by Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s office, that included tax identification numbers, email addresses and phone numbers. Finer details, such as the expiration dates for credit cards or issuing states for driver’s licenses, were also included in the list. Equifax spokeswoman Meredith Griffanti said that “in no way did we intend to mislead consumers.” The company last year disclosed only the information that affected the greatest number of consumers and wanted to “act with the greatest clarity” in terms of the information provided the committee, she said. Griffanti also said that while the list provided to the committee includes all the potential data points that may have been accessed by criminals, those elements impacted a minimal portion of consumers. And some data — like passport numbers — were not stolen. The company reiterated that the total number of consumers affected is unchanged. “When you are making that kind of announcement, where do you draw the line? If you saw the list we provided the banking finance committee it was pretty exhaustive,” Griffanti said. “We wanted to show them that no stone was left unturned.”[/QUOTE] Everyone's fucked

It's a testament to how corrupt D.C is that everyone involved in this collosal failure hasn't been punished.

Fuck these slimy cunts that get away with this shit.

[QUOTE=Svinnik;53122896]Everyone's fucked[/QUOTE] I think you forgot the source

[QUOTE=glitchvid;53122905]It's a testament to how corrupt D.C is that everyone involved in this collosal failure hasn't been punished.[/QUOTE] Apparently the investigation has [URL="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-equifax-cfpb-lawmakers/u-s-senators-ask-consumer-watchdog-head-for-details-on-equifax-probe-idUSKBN1FS2R1?il=0"]stalled[/URL].

Thank god my passport number wasn't disclosed, whew, I'm safe, dodged a real bullet there. Why the fuck would Equifax need anyone's passport number anyway?

[QUOTE=helpiminabox;53122926]I think you forgot the source[/QUOTE] fixed

[QUOTE=glitchvid;53122905]It's a testament to how corrupt D.C is that everyone involved in this collosal failure hasn't been punished.[/QUOTE] The CFPB is totally [I]not[/I] on the case!

Thanks equifax, I can tell you're a respectable and legitimate company here have my SSN, my email passwords, my blood type, a retinal scan, a sperm sample, my license, and my house [editline]10th February 2018[/editline] Guys! Guys! My identity was stolen! Help!

Wouldn't even the corrupt assholes in DC want equifax punished to give the public at least some faith in the government to police shit like this? Am I overestimating their competence?

Whats super fucked about this is that I will have to put a credit freeze on my credit for the rest of my life unless I decide to open up a credit card account/bank account. I'm going to be having to worry about this for 60 years because some dumbfuck didn't even try to secure the information that I didn't know I was giving to them.

[QUOTE=RichyZ;53123076]i dont know what youre trying to convey here, but equifax got a ton of its data from other companies in the same field that already had the information on their own servers without permission from the customer it wasnt just idiots getting phished[/QUOTE] What I mean is, after this, I don't see how anyone should trust this company for anything. I hope people don't use companies that work with them either. It'd be like handing a doxx to them. Sadly it might not be easy to see which one does. This fuck up is like, just a continuous well of getting worse.

[QUOTE=J!NX;53123087]What I mean is, after this, I don't see how anyone should trust this company for anything. I hope people don't use companies that work with them either. It'd be like handing a doxx to them. Sadly it might not be easy to see which one does. This fuck up is like, just a continuous well of getting worse.[/QUOTE] Nobody in the chain of companies leading to equifax's database will have any consequences for these leaks and does not care about that information's privacy or security so there's no trust involved, and they can get your information regardless of what you do about it if you have basics like a drivers license, passport, phone, or credit card, so there's nobody taking responsibility at any stage. Unless we get strict privacy legislation everything is public to any company with $$$ or hackers at this point.

[QUOTE=J!NX;53123087]What I mean is, after this, I don't see how anyone should trust this company for anything. I hope people don't use companies that work with them either. It'd be like handing a doxx to them. Sadly it might not be easy to see which one does. This fuck up is like, just a continuous well of getting worse.[/QUOTE] On the plus side, there has been a lot of companies that have started using Trans Union now over them due to all of this.

[QUOTE=TheBorealis;53123077]Wouldn't even the corrupt assholes in DC want equifax punished to give the public at least some faith in the government to police shit like this? Am I overestimating their competence?[/QUOTE] I think they do, but the thing is cases like these actually take a VERY long time to go through. The people behind the Enron scandal took 5 years to finally be sentenced for example. [QUOTE=Svinnik;53123085]Whats super fucked about this is that I will have to put a credit freeze on my credit for the rest of my life unless I decide to open up a credit card account/bank account. I'm going to be having to worry about this for 60 years because some dumbfuck didn't even try to secure the information that I didn't know I was giving to them.[/QUOTE] You should direct some anger at the SSN system too. It was pretty much inevitable that somebody was going to fuck up eventually, and it's shameful that we don't have a proper national ID card system.

[QUOTE=Raidyr;53122928]Apparently the investigation has [URL="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-equifax-cfpb-lawmakers/u-s-senators-ask-consumer-watchdog-head-for-details-on-equifax-probe-idUSKBN1FS2R1?il=0"]stalled[/URL].[/QUOTE] You can't see it but I'm totally having a shocked face right now. Kinda like this :rolleyes:

[QUOTE=thelurker1234;53123264]I think they do, but the thing is cases like these actually take a VERY long time to go through. The people behind the Enron scandal took 5 years to finally be sentenced for example. You should direct some anger at the SSN system too. It was pretty much inevitable that somebody was going to fuck up eventually, and it's shameful that we don't have a proper national ID card system.[/QUOTE] We do it's called a Drivers license it's just not federally issued that's all. I'll agree with you on Social security being terrible and how it needs to be put down though. aaand while we're at it lets all enjoy a CGP grey video: [video=youtube;Erp8IAUouus]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Erp8IAUouus[/video]

[QUOTE=Raidyr;53122928]Apparently the investigation has [URL="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-equifax-cfpb-lawmakers/u-s-senators-ask-consumer-watchdog-head-for-details-on-equifax-probe-idUSKBN1FS2R1?il=0"]stalled[/URL].[/QUOTE] hahahaha, not a single republican wants to resume the investigation, how the fuck did I know parasites wearing human skin, the lot of them. if midterms don't slaughter them, I will question the sanity of this nation. more than I already am.

Let's bot forget that this company also tried to make it that [URL="https://www.google.com/amp/s/arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/09/are-you-an-equifax-breach-victim-you-must-give-up-right-to-sue-to-find-out/%3famp=1"]if wanted to find out if you were a victim that you loose your right to sue. (Thankfully NY's attorney general called bullshit on that).[/URL]

[QUOTE=J!NX;53123068]Thanks equifax, I can tell you're a respectable and legitimate company here have my SSN, my email passwords, my blood type, a retinal scan, a sperm sample, my license, and my house [editline]10th February 2018[/editline] Guys! Guys! My identity was stolen! Help![/QUOTE] Because the consumer is always at fault for the closed-door machinations of huge corporate entities that control vast sections of the credit sector... Rrrriiiight. [editline]11th February 2018[/editline] Did you look at the monitor when you typed that post, or did you just kinda hammer it out and close the tab as soon as the thread reloaded?

Among all the fake and real scandals the GOP has been facing in their first year, their stopping the investigation into wrongdoing in this is the most fucked up. They should be at least feigning concern for Americans, since no doubt THEY were exposed in this, too.

[QUOTE=Chris Morris;53123947]Because the consumer is always at fault for the closed-door machinations of huge corporate entities that control vast sections of the credit sector... Rrrriiiight. [editline]11th February 2018[/editline] Did you look at the monitor when you typed that post, or did you just kinda hammer it out and close the tab as soon as the thread reloaded?[/QUOTE] I wasn't blaming the customer, I was making a joke that I worded wrong I guess, happens [editline]11th February 2018[/editline] I can see what you mean in any case

Is there any way to check if I was affected by this (and not worry about not being able to sue this goddamn company)?

[QUOTE=BLOB Fish Dude;53124083]Is there any way to check if I was affected by this (and not worry about not being able to sue this goddamn company)?[/QUOTE] I'm assuming you already know about equifax's tool, though even then, on their twitter they had a link that was phished for a while so I don't even know which link [I]can [/I]be trusted. It's like a game of which cup has the poison, and the poison takes years to work. I would just assume the absolute worst and deal with it as if you were, if you're serious about it. [editline]11th February 2018[/editline] I seriously can't find any other site, so, yeah, I'd just assume it's bad news