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Title: Credit Reporting Data
Post by: patric on September 10, 2017, 05:34:16 pm
In case you missed it, more than a month and a half ago one of the largest credit reporting agencies was hacked, exposing all the data necessary to steal the identities of millions of people.
Oh but you didnt hear about it because Equifax didnt tell anyone.

Until now.  And their incompetence isnt just one little slip, but rather may be snowballing.

https://mobile.twitter.com/zackwhittaker/status/906247688768905216/video/1


Title: Re: Credit Reporting Data
Post by: Hoss on September 10, 2017, 05:52:10 pm
In case you missed it, more than a month and a half ago one of the largest credit reporting agencies was hacked, exposing all the data necessary to steal the identities of millions of people.
Oh but you didnt hear about it because Equifax didnt tell anyone.

Until now.  And their incompetence isnt just one little slip, but rather may be snowballing.

https://mobile.twitter.com/zackwhittaker/status/906247688768905216/video/1

And?  It's entirely possible that a test record in their database with those parameters exists.  And may have been hacked.  As a software tester this wouldn't be something out of the realm of possibility.  Is it bad practice to leave test records in a production database?  Sure it is.  But it isn't unheard of.

Unless you're trying to make another point?


Title: Re: Credit Reporting Data
Post by: patric on September 11, 2017, 10:37:57 am
Unless you're trying to make another point?

WASHINGTON ― The credit monitoring company that let criminals steal personal information pertaining to nearly half the U.S. population is offering free credit monitoring to those affected ― but there’s a catch.

Victims of the Equifax security breach who sign up for the company’s “complimentary” service will only get one free year.
After that, unless they proactively cancel, they may have to pay. The terms of use say customers must have internet access and a credit or debit card to sign up.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/equifax-breach-2017_us_59b2dae8e4b0b5e531062976?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009


Title: Re: Credit Reporting Data
Post by: dbacksfan 2.0 on September 11, 2017, 10:56:50 am
I hope the hackers got the info on members of management at Wells Fargo.


Title: Re: Credit Reporting Data
Post by: patric on September 11, 2017, 09:32:27 pm
I hope the hackers got the info on members of management at Wells Fargo.

Or maybe Pharma Bro.  With 44% of Americans affected...


Chatbot lets you sue Equifax for up to $25,000 without a lawyer

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/new-website-lets-automatically-sue-equifax-click-214730288.html



Title: Re: Credit Reporting Data
Post by: guido911 on September 13, 2017, 12:41:01 am
In case you missed it, more than a month and a half ago one of the largest credit reporting agencies was hacked, exposing all the data necessary to steal the identities of millions of people.
Oh but you didnt hear about it because Equifax didnt tell anyone.

Until now.  And their incompetence isnt just one little slip, but rather may be snowballing.

https://mobile.twitter.com/zackwhittaker/status/906247688768905216/video/1

I give up Patric, how is the police to blame for this?


Title: Re: Credit Reporting Data
Post by: patric on September 13, 2017, 08:56:56 am

Dont look now guido but "Equifax" is a double-secret anagram for "Bengazi"


Title: Re: Credit Reporting Data
Post by: Hoss on September 13, 2017, 09:14:00 am
Dont look now guido but "Equifax" is a double-secret anagram for "Bengazi"

Or maybe even "Emails"?  Wait...not enough letters.  My bad.


Title: Re: Credit Reporting Data
Post by: bluelake on September 13, 2017, 12:39:27 pm
Dont look now guido but "Equifax" is a double-secret anagram for "Bengazi"

What difference does it make?


Title: Re: Credit Reporting Data
Post by: patric on September 20, 2017, 03:59:33 pm
For weeks, Equifax customer service has been directing victims to a fake phishing site
https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/20/16339612/equifax-tweet-wrong-website-phishing-identity-monitoring