Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised
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@jaredbusch Oh, and good luck. Truly, I mean this. If you or anyone here is affected by this breach. This is not data that I would be comfortable having out in the open. No matter what lame "identity protection" Equifax may be offering as reparations.
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@danp said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:
@popester said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:
Just in case there are those like me that did not consider this. If you fall for the "Free" credit monitoring offered by Equifax, upon agreement you forfeit your right to sue for any damages. Not that I could afford to sue, but if you can or might dont fall for it.
Supposedly it also prevents you from joining any of the class-actions that are filed.
Looks like you can:
2). NO WAIVER OF RIGHTS FOR THIS CYBER SECURITY INCIDENT
In response to consumer inquiries, we have made it clear that the arbitration clause and class action waiver included in the Equifax and TrustedID Premier terms of use does not apply to this cybersecurity incident. -
So I probably should request my"free" dark web scan from them?
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Apparently I am on the lucky side of the one-in-two Americans who didn't have their information compromised by Equifax. But I seem to be like a flipping unicorn, because none of my information was exposed by Yahoo, Home Depot, Target, Anthem, or any of the other big hacks/data losses that have occurred. >.>
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@tirendir Do you play the lottery?
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@popester no... but you make a good point, maybe I should? lol
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@tirendir said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:
Apparently I am on the lucky side of the one-in-two Americans who didn't have their information compromised by Equifax. But I seem to be like a flipping unicorn, because none of my information was exposed by Yahoo, Home Depot, Target, Anthem, or any of the other big hacks/data losses that have occurred. >.>
It's only one in two when you include children. It's like 99% of working adults.
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@scottalanmiller As of the 2013 census, the US Census Bureau estimated there were 242,470,820 adults (aged 18 or older) in the US, so the Equifax hack is still more than 1/2 odds of being compromised, something around the 60% of all American adults or so if the Census Bureau is anywhere near accurate.
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@tirendir said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:
@scottalanmiller As of the 2013 census, the US Census Bureau estimated there were 242,470,820 adults (aged 18 or older) in the US, so the Equifax hack is still more than 1/2 odds of being compromised, something around the 60% of all American adults or so if the Census Bureau is anywhere near accurate.
Right, hence why I said working adults. The majority of 18-24 don't work. Lots of people never work.
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Standard national working ratios are 50% to 70%. US in 2015 was around 60%, a nice middle ground.
So that brings 242m adults to 145m working adults. Which means there is enough compromise for every working adult and tons of non-working. To be working AND get missed is unbelievable.
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@scottalanmiller Ah gotcha, missed the key word in your response. I guess my original statement still stands though, that I am essentially a unicorn in human clothing. lol
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@tirendir said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:
@scottalanmiller Ah gotcha, missed the key word in your response. I guess my original statement still stands though, that I am essentially a unicorn in human clothing. lol
Yes, that is very true. It's impossible to work out the odds, but we know that they are tiny.
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Equifax still missing the point. Patch your stuff and you're less likely to be compromised.
Equifax Blames Apache, Yet Failed to Address Known Vulnerability
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/equifax-blames-apache-yet-failed-address-known-montemayor-walker -
@nerdydad said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:
Equifax still missing the point. Patch your stuff and you're less likely to be compromised.
Equifax Blames Apache, Yet Failed to Address Known Vulnerability
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/equifax-blames-apache-yet-failed-address-known-montemayor-walkerEquifax pulls the "it isn't my fault" like a teenage who wrecks their cars while texting and driving...
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So can we just start shooting people who do things so erroneous that it's clearly on purpose.
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@dustinb3403 how about all 143 million of us each get an appointment to spend 10 seconds each wailing on the equifax liars with a cricket bat?
In fact, I call for the public torture and execution of any and all business dicks who engage in such chicanery and malfeasance. Make it so brutal that it actually becomes a deterrent.
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@rojoloco said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:
@dustinb3403 how about all 143 million of us each get an appointment to spend 10 seconds each wailing on the equifax liars with a cricket bat?
In fact, I call for the public torture and execution of any and all business dicks who engage in such chicanery and malfeasance. Make it so brutal that it actually becomes a deterrent.
At 10 seconds for 143 Million people there would be nothing left after about 2 million people.
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@coliver said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:
Wow...
Par for the course. Likely there was no breach at all, they probably just sold the data.
