If you're using "admin" as your login and password that's not really hack. That's incompetence. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-41257576
So I say we have @JFizzleRaider and @Nikolokolus file small claim cases against Equifax. Sue for the $10,000 max and keep us posted.
You may want to check the benefits you get with your credit card(s), if you have any. Some have identity theft protection.
Yes but putting a lock on your credit report stops that since the credit card company can't access your credit.
If you're really paranoid take out credit cards in other people's names, that way if they are hacked you aren't.
You mean smart? Why take any chances. I've known people who have been victims of identity theft and no one should have to go through that.
Just heard of another fun thing to keep an eye on. With all of this information in the wild, there's a chance that the hackers may try to file tax returns in your name down the line. I'm not exactly sure how they can do that without your W2, but I guess if they have everything else, it's not that hard to pretend to be somebody and get a company to send out a "replacement" copy to a their "new" address. Fuck, what a shit-show.
Hmmm... Go onto dark web and buy Donald Trump's SS#. File fake tax return. Then sell fake tax return to MSNBC. Profit.
Susan Mauldin, the person in charge of the Equifax's data security, has a bachelor's degree and a master of fine arts degree in music composition from the University of Georgia, according to her LinkedIn profile. Mauldin's LinkedIn profile lists no education related to technology or security. If that wasn't enough, news outlet MarketWatch reported on Friday that Susan Mauldin's LinkedIn page was made private and her last name was replaced with "M", in a move that appears to keep her education background secret. https://it.slashdot.org/story/17/09...-major-as-the-companys-chief-security-officer
Is credit Karma monitoring of any help? This is a message they sent out.; "You might have heard about the recent Equifax data breach, which affects about 143 million people. Whether you’re part of that group or not, we want you to know we have your back. You’re already enrolled in free credit monitoring, so we’ll let you know if we see changes on your credit reports. We’re also accelerating our plans to expand our credit monitoring services, and we’ll be introducing more alerts in the next few weeks."