Equifax takes 40 days to make breach public (monitor, driver, access)

[NHDave]

"Equifax has announced that it has been hacked, and approximately 143 million US consumers may have had their names, social security numbers, dates of birth, addresses accessed by criminals. In some instances, driver license numbers have also been accessed.

143 million? That's just under half the population of the United States."

https://www.grahamcluley.com/40-days...onsumers-risk/

And before you jump on their lame offer of free credit monitoring, be aware that you may be waiving your right to sue them.

Equifax data breach defense: freezing your credit file
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/201...-need-to-know/

And oddly;

Three Equifax executives sold $2 million worth of shares days after cyberattack
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/07/equi...ta-breach.html

[NHDave]

Well, that didn't take long...

Equifax Already Being Sued Over Massive Breach; Company Criticized For Amateurish Response To Theft
https://consumerist.com/2017/09/08/e...onse-to-theft/

[bigbear99]

Originally Posted by NHDave

Three Equifax executives sold $2 million worth of shares days after cyberattack
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/07/equi...ta-breach.html

But no insider trading under current rules? Isn't America great? Our executives are the best! Important to note that they sold before any public announcement. I'm no insider trading expert, but from my civilian POV, this sure smells...

[TRex2]

Originally Posted by bigbear99

But no insider trading under current rules? Isn't America great? Our executives are the best! Important to note that they sold before any public announcement. I'm no insider trading expert, but from my civilian POV, this sure smells...

Smells worst than a car after running over a skunk on a hot humid day.

[NHDave]

Originally Posted by bigbear99

But no insider trading under current rules? Isn't America great? Our executives are the best! Important to note that they sold before any public announcement. I'm no insider trading expert, but from my civilian POV, this sure smells...

Yeah, I'm not one for coincidence, especially one this size.

[Flamingo13]

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