Items tagged with equifax

by Paul Lilly - Mon, Jul 22, 2019

Equifax Makes Off Relatively Easy With FTC's Weaksauce Fine For Epic Data Fumble

The day of reckoning has come for Equifax for a massive data breach two years ago, but for consumers hoping for more than a slap on a wrist, prepare yourself for disappointed. Equifax's penalty for failing to secure private information belonging to around 147 million Americans is a fine totaling at least $575 million... Read more...

by Shane McGlaun - Sun, Feb 11, 2018

Massive Equifax Data Breach May Have Leaked Even More Private Data Than Previously Thought

Last year, a hacker group was able to penetrate credit reporting agency Equifax and make off with information, including the social security numbers, of 143 million Americans. Only a few days after the hack, a ransom demand for the return of the information was made to the tune of $2.6 million in bitcoin via the dark... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Thu, Oct 12, 2017

Equifax Website Hacked Again, Distributes Fake Adobe Flash Plugin Spreading Malware

Come on, Equifax, you're killing us here. We were already positively dumbfounded when Equifax reported that a security breach resulted in the personal information of over 140 million Americans -- including social security numbers – has been stolen via a website security vulnerability. What was even more unfathomable... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Thu, Sep 14, 2017

Facepalm: Equifax Allegedly Used ‘Admin’ As A Password For Employee Web Portal

There are some things you just should not do. Stick your tongue out and lick a metal pole during a freezing day in winter (or anytime, really), is one of them. Putting ketchup on eggs is another (oh you sick puppies!). But perhaps most of all, you should not use lax security practices, especially when in possession of... Read more...

by Shane McGlaun - Tue, Sep 12, 2017

Equifax Fixes Woefully Insecure PINs Issued To Hack Victims Attempting To Freeze Credit Reports

Equifax is still trying to dig its way out from under the bad press and an angry public after a hack of its database gave access to personal information on 143 million Americans. Equifax offered those affected by the security breach the ability to lock their credit reports to prevent the stolen information leaked in... Read more...

by Shane McGlaun - Sat, Sep 09, 2017

Equifax Hacker Group Makes $2.6 Million Bitcoin Ransom Demand On Dark Web

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that Equifax was hacked surfaced and 143 million Americans have potentially had their personal information stolen. What many have been wondering is what exactly do the hackers plan to do with all that stolen data. A report making the rounds claims that the hackers want... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Fri, Sep 08, 2017

Equifax's Dumpster Fire: Class Action Suit Filed, Three Execs Sell $1.8M In Shares Before Cyberattack Disclosure

There continues to be mass fallout from the enormous “cybersecurity incident” that struck Equifax back in mid-May (but wasn't discovered until late July). Equifax waited until yesterday to inform the world that the sensitive personal information of 143 million Americans had been exposed due to a website... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Thu, Sep 07, 2017

Equifax Rocked By Massive Cyberattack, Social Security Numbers Of 143M Americans Stolen

This could be the mother of all cyberattacks; Equifax just announced that it experienced a "cybersecurity incident" that occurred between mid-May of this year through late July. During that time, malicious parties were able to gain access to some of its online databases courtesy of a website vulnerability. As a... Read more...