Equifax hack, 143 million.

[brewer]

Quote:"Equifax, a company that provides credit scores, said on Thursday that the personal information of 143 million people may have been accessed by hackers. 

The details potentially accessed by hackers between mid-May and July include names, social security numbers, some credit card numbers and personal documents. "

You can check to see if you were compromised on the site. 

http://www.businessinsider.com/equifax-d...ted-2017-9

http://wnep.com/2017/09/07/how-to-check-...ty-breach/

[The Valkyrie]

I initially read that as "Esquilax hacks 143 million"

And I was going to say he's been very busy...

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I'm good.

[Jackalope]

The site told me to come back on the 12th.

[brewer]

The site told me to come back on the 12th.  

Me also. The one article says their site is being over loaded. We should have gotten a yes or no answer.

[Jackalope]

What are the odds that Congress is going to investigate this breach? That data shouldn't be available unmasked, let alone in bulk. PII and payment card numbers stored as plaintext is a huge security problem.

[Jackalope]

The site told me to come back on the 12th.  

Me also. The one article says their site is being over loaded. We should have gotten a yes or no answer.

With hundreds of millions of people affected, it's unlikely that they're prepared to handle that kind of load.

[Minimalist]

It told me to Go Blow Trump Out My Ass



 


No, I'm good.

[brewer]

Well, I tried it again and just got "Your enrollment date (for the free credit monitoring) is........" for the third time. 

I'm thinking that's their subtle way of saying yes, your data was hacked.

[Ravenshire]

What are the odds that Congress is going to investigate this breach?  That data shouldn't be available unmasked, let alone in bulk.    PII and payment card numbers stored as plaintext is a huge security problem.

I'll bet the tort lawyers are drooling down their $300 ties at the settlement they could get with 143 million clients.