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Thank you Equifax for exposing all of our social security numbers and other private data

Posted on 9/7/17 at 4:58 pm
Posted by ihometiger
Member since Dec 2013
12475 posts
Posted on 9/7/17 at 4:58 pm
Equifax advertisement "You'll feel safer with Equifax. We're the leading provider of data breach services, serving more than 500 organizations with security breach events everyday"

"Hackers have stolen the personal details of 143 million people, including their names, social security numbers, birth dates, and home addresses"

The company revealed that hackers broke into its servers in mid May and went undetected until July. The cybercriminals also stole some driver's license numbers, and around 209,000 credit card numbers, according to the company's release, which was posted on a custom website called "equifaxsecurity2017.com".

Thanks Equifax we have all been waiting to give our confidential data out so we can become victims of identity theft.

This also means that we can all expect new credit cards in the mail again very soon!
Posted by Will Cover
Davidson, NC
Member since Mar 2007
39887 posts
Posted on 9/7/17 at 5:01 pm to
Today, it's not a matter of if your identity will be stolen, it's a matter of when it will be stolen.

Posted by lsunurse
Member since Dec 2005
129146 posts
Posted on 9/7/17 at 5:01 pm to
There is a link in the article where you can put in your last name and last 6 of your ssn to see if you were impacted by the breach.
Posted by Jyrdis
TD Premium Member Level III
Member since Aug 2015
13413 posts
Posted on 9/7/17 at 5:02 pm to
How nice. I always wanted to be a 5'0 man from Guatemala.
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
104296 posts
Posted on 9/7/17 at 5:04 pm to
quote:

There is a link in the article where you can put in your last name and last 6 of your ssn to see if you were impacted by the breach.


Yeah not falling for that.
Posted by More beer please
Member since Feb 2010
46250 posts
Posted on 9/7/17 at 5:05 pm to
Since when is it 6 and not 4?
Posted by jdeval1
Member since Dec 2009
7525 posts
Posted on 9/7/17 at 5:12 pm to
quote:

Yeah not falling for that.

That's what I'm thinking. I don't see where that domain is owned by Equifax or at least its registration details are kept private. I'm not giving them my last 6 #s and my last name
Posted by ihometiger
Member since Dec 2013
12475 posts
Posted on 9/7/17 at 5:13 pm to
Because the numbers will far exceed 9999 people with the last name of Smith or Jones.
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
138911 posts
Posted on 9/7/17 at 5:18 pm to
Getting crushed after hours.

Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
138911 posts
Posted on 9/7/17 at 5:19 pm to
Better link for the OP: CNBC
Posted by lsunurse
Member since Dec 2005
129146 posts
Posted on 9/7/17 at 5:20 pm to
The one I saw was an article on CNN.

LINK
Posted by jdeval1
Member since Dec 2009
7525 posts
Posted on 9/7/17 at 5:31 pm to
I'm sure it's probably legit. I'm just paranoid about stuff like that.
Posted by 9001
Pools closed
Member since Jul 2017
2100 posts
Posted on 9/7/17 at 5:33 pm to
quote:

209,000 credit card numbers


All good man, it's covered in the budget. Plus, it could be worse. You could have a Yahoo email.
This post was edited on 9/7/17 at 5:34 pm
Posted by TejasHorn
High Plains Driftin'
Member since Mar 2007
11587 posts
Posted on 9/7/17 at 5:43 pm to
Great. I'm sure they'll require a mountain of paperwork and years off your life to clean up your credit with them due to their breach.

Posted by Jimmy2shoes
The South
Member since Mar 2014
11004 posts
Posted on 9/7/17 at 5:44 pm to
lots of people affected. That's thebrussians the Dems should be hunting.
Posted by lsuroadie
South LA
Member since Oct 2007
8454 posts
Posted on 9/7/17 at 5:57 pm to
and you'll have to pay them to fix the shite when your identity does get stolen

mf'ers
Posted by Vegas Eddie
The Quad
Member since Dec 2013
6051 posts
Posted on 9/7/17 at 6:02 pm to
Russians
Posted by EmperorGout
I hate all of you.
Member since Feb 2008
11558 posts
Posted on 9/7/17 at 6:33 pm to
quote:

I'm sure it's probably legit. I'm just paranoid about stuff like that.



It's legit
Posted by vengeanceofrain
depends
Member since Jun 2013
12465 posts
Posted on 9/7/17 at 6:42 pm to
deep web time! it's a party lol
Posted by lsuwontonwrap
Member since Aug 2012
34147 posts
Posted on 9/7/17 at 6:53 pm to
quote:

There is a link in the article where you can put in your last name and last 6 of your ssn to see if you were impacted by the breach.


Eff that noise
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