Equifax Breach
The news filled this week with the over 100mmillion breach of data stolen from Equifax Apache servers. Faulty software from a vendor apparently contributed to a hemorrhaging of some 140 million worth of data lost. This involved social security names and numbers!
The specific attack method was not disclosed but could be some type of sniffing software that senses specific data. Apparently some time occurred before discovery and the reporting. Such delay is often typical when a company tries to plug the Leak, exercise countermeasures and assess liability limitations!
Information for your selective reading at
http://nypost.com/2017/09/08/e...
here is a menu of the various cybersecurity terms and attack methods that can be used:
This is a lesson we all can use both inside and outside of our great platform. The servers at Site Support are worth guarding with everything we have!
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The fallout from the Equifax breach has yet to be felt, and it will be extensive.
I suspect the head honchos will face jail time for selling off a chunk of their shares right before the public informed of this disaster.
I submitted a request for their identity theft monitoring and have yet to get the email that allows me to access the identity theft software, so much for that.
It will be up to the individual to constantly monitor their credit reports and constantly monitor credit card and bank accounts for any fraudulent charges. Whoever got ahold of that information is going to start using it soon, if they haven't already.
The whole credit reporting system by the big three companies will probably become obsolete at some point. There will be nothing left of Equifax after the lawyers and class action law suits kick in.
These companies hold the keys to all of our most personal digital information without our permission, and they can't even keep it safe - they need to go.
Wendy
Ah ok, I just got the impression that you meant we could do something. That would be a good addition if you could tag people in posts here. That way you know the aforementioned people would see the post. Well thanks for the heads up Big Mike, enjoy the rest of your day.
When you do match it against Experian and trans union for comparison Deb. Thanks for weighing in!
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Thanks for sharing, Mike.