Equifax cyber hack says 143 million consumers may be compromised

[terry78]

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/07/cre...entially-affect-143-million-us-consumers.html

Ahh, technology.

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

Motherf***ker, and just when I was getting my credit back up. Now some jerk is gonna buy a crap house with my name.

 

[Teelie]

This makes roughly every adult American affected assuming children and those who don't have a credit history are excluded..

 

[Lily Adler]

Yep now I'm going call to not allow new credit cards or finance anything for me for a couple of months.

 

[ComicChick]

Yep now I'm going call to not allow new credit cards or finance anything for me for a couple of months.

are you calling all your companies or somewhere in particular?

 

[Lily Adler]

I was told there was a site telling everyone how to handle the breach, but that was secondhand information. I'm trying to find it now.

 

[RetrogradeOrbit]

There is this, if it is any help...
https://www.equifaxsecurity2017.com/potential-impact/

 

[Lily Adler]

Okay so Equifax has on their website a way to check if your info was part of the breach, but they want your SSN to do so. I'm leaning towards no, but there's a very likely chance that they already have that information.

Ninja'd. Thanks.

 

[Perfect Cell]

I believe there was news going around that if you use Equifax's tool to check to see if your info was part of the breach, you waive your rights to sue or take part in a class-action lawsuit against them for the breach. There was also talk that Equifax wouldn't be able to legally enforce that, but still... that's sketchy.

 

[Lily Adler]

Experian has their own check. Hell I might as well just call Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion to freeze my credit reports.

 

[terry78]

I just use Credit Karma to see where they are, don't know how accurate it is.

 

[Teelie]

I believe there was news going around that if you use Equifax's tool to check to see if your info was part of the breach, you waive your rights to sue or take part in a class-action lawsuit against them for the breach. There was also talk that Equifax wouldn't be able to legally enforce that, but still... that's sketchy.

New York's attorney general said that was unenforcable.

 

[ComicChick]

for all states? or just in NY?

 

[Midnyte_Sun]

I think this information is more valuable for foreign security services around the world than to hackers trying to make a quick buck.

 

[Teelie]

for all states? or just in NY?

I would imagine all states because such a clause would be (or will be) illegal.

 

[BeserkerHilf]

Not the initial check itself, but the theft protection service that they offer. Apparently, they've released a statement that the Arbitration Agreement doesn't apply to this scenario, but **** them with rusted prod if I'd give them the benefit of a doubt here. I'll monitor with Credit Karma and put a freeze on my and my wife's credit.

 

[terry78]

So apparently Equifax had a patch available to them when they found out about the vulnerability but didn't take care of it, according to the open source guys that told them about it. The cynic in me says the software guys pulled a Scooby Doo and did the breach themselves because Equifax didn't use their **** but probably it's just because they were being lazy and cheap.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/mone...entity-theft-hackers-apache-struts/665100001/