Hey, does anyone else remember the 2017 Equifax breach? No? Just me?
Yeah, we're all compromised. Thanks, capitalism.
Edit: oh, right - Equifax still gets to continue business!
this post was submitted on 30 Mar 2024
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TBD, they did offer $25 in a class action settlement, which probably equates to the value of permanent PII data visibility on the Internet. /S
Oh i remember.
Not only do they get to continue business, they never received any sort of punishment whatsoever. Not even a fine.
Not only that, the service they generously offered to help those affected for free in lieu of fines is a data harvesting goldmine.
You're literally giving the company that lost control of its data, more data to use for marketing and profit.
IT nerd: Sure, security costs money, but we care about protecting our customers more, right? Right?
Boss: We care about the money more.
The crux of Jurassic Park was that Hammond spared LOTS of expense for IT, lol
And everything else. Fences, signage, power systems, pre-employment background checks...
Much of that was due to Nedry turning off the security systems so he could steal and sell the embryos...because he wasn't getting paid enough.
Att: there’s no way it’s ours dude
Att: it was ours dude
I think it’s about time we stopped using social security numbers for everything and came up with a better system.
Its been almost 50 years since public key cryptography was discovered. The fact that its not used for everything financial now is inexcusable
Cool. Can't wait for someone to steal my identity.
A free year of credit monitoring for 73 million!