Personal computing discussed
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DragonDaddyBear wrote:DrCR wrote:Whose SSNs would they have? Basically anyone with charge/credit cards? Or perhaps something like only those who signed up with then to receive credit score info (or perhaps whose charge/credit card company complimentary provides a credit score through them)?
They are one of the "big 3." They have just about every bit of personal information about you: Address history, payment history, account information, ssn, etc. This is really bad. I think this is a strong candidate for the worst breach to date. I have yet to see a report about how the information was beached. I hope they share that to avoid another potential breach, but that's unlikely. Is possible the latest Struts vulnerability has studying to do with this. That could be bad news for other sites.
just brew it! wrote:F*ck. I was affected by the OPM breach. Now this. Goddammit, this is getting ridiculous.
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Krogoth wrote:Internet has never been a secured network or environment. It has always been that way by design. It is just a matter of time and motivation for certain parties to find an exploit against lucrative targets.
Better get used to these "leaks" until people start to realize that transmitting sensitive information on the internet isn't so hot and carries significant risks.
G8torbyte wrote:Also if you want to opt-out of pre-screening for lines of credit and insurance can be done here: toll-free 1-888-5-OPT-OUT (1-888-567-8688) or visit http://www.optoutprescreen.com. The three main reporting agencies plus Innovis will place a 5-year halt and you can mail back the form after signing for a permanent opt-out. Just did it and took only a couple minutes. As Krebs mentioned it'll discontinue mailings of offers to you.
derFunkenstein wrote:I was also apparently compromised. I'm guessing the only people that weren't are people with no credit.
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DragonDaddyBear wrote:The website is not responding.https://www.equifaxsecurity2017.com/
Over 140 million people. SSN's and more were compromised.
Krogoth wrote:Internet has never been a secured network or environment. It has always been that way by design. It is just a matter of time and motivation for certain parties to find an exploit against lucrative targets.
Better get used to these "leaks" until people start to realize that transmitting sensitive information on the internet isn't so hot and carries significant risks.
Mr Bill wrote:DragonDaddyBear wrote:The website is not responding.https://www.equifaxsecurity2017.com/
Over 140 million people. SSN's and more were compromised.