[ale] 143 million social security numbers stolen from Equifax

[skotchman at gmail.com (Scott Castaline)]

According to CNBC do not signup to credit monitoring on 
equifaxsecurity2017.com as you are agreeing that you will not be 
involved in any class action suite. also you are entering 6 of the 9 
digits of your SSN the first 3 are public info all you need is state of 
birth. They also express suspicion of the site ownership.


On 09/07/2017 10:17 PM, Bob Toxen wrote:
> Your social security number, name, address, and possibly your driver's
> license and credit card numbers likely were stolen from Equifax this
> summer by hackers.
>
> Equifax is offering free identity theft protection and credit file
> monitoring for a year for all U.S. consumers.
>
> Details follow:
>
> http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/09/07/equifax-143m-us-consumers-affected-by-criminal-cybersecurity-breach.html
>
> https://finance.yahoo.com/news/equifax-says-data-143-million-211953410.html
>
> https://www.equifaxsecurity2017.com/
>
>    September 7, 2017 -- Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) today announced a
>    cybersecurity incident potentially impacting approximately 143 million
>    U.S. consumers. Criminals exploited a U.S. website application
>    vulnerability to gain access to certain files. Based on the company's
>    investigation, the unauthorized access occurred from mid-May through
>    July 2017. The company has found no evidence of unauthorized activity
>    on Equifax's core consumer or commercial credit reporting databases.
>
>    The information accessed primarily includes names, Social Security
>    numbers, birth dates, addresses and, in some instances, driver's
>    license numbers. In addition, credit card numbers for approximately
>    209,000 U.S. consumers, and certain dispute documents with personal
>    identifying information for approximately 182,000 U.S. consumers, were
>    accessed. As part of its investigation of this application
>    vulnerability, Equifax also identified unauthorized access to limited
>    personal information for certain UK and Canadian residents. Equifax
>    will work with UK and Canadian regulators to determine appropriate
>    next steps. The company has found no evidence that personal
>    information of consumers in any other country has been impacted.
>
> Bob Toxen
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