>Equifax, one of the three main credit reporting companies, said this week that a major data breach exposed Social Security numbers and other important information of millions of people.
>The breach affected about 143 million in the United States, as well as some people in Canada and the United Kingdom, but Equifax didn't provide a number. Hackers had access to the data between May and July, Equifax said. The company discovered the hack on July 29 and publicly announced it more than a month later on Thursday.
>That vulnerability, according to a report on the data breach by William Baird & Co., was in a popular open-source software package called Apache Struts, which is a programming framework for building web applications in Java. >Two vulnerabilities in Struts have been discovered so far in 2017. One was announced in March, and another was announced earlier this week on Sept. 4. At the moment, it’s unclear which vulnerability the Baird report was referring to.
This is important to many of my fellow burgers and it's being completely over shadowed by the hurricanes. Spread this info to all those you care about.
What is EQUIFAX? How does it affect you? What can you do?
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Luis Myers
Bump
Hudson Wood
There is a website to "check" to see if you've been doxed. Of course the website was actually made by the hackers in order to phish out anyone that the hack missed.
Dominic Russell
Bump for actual important shit It's tough to combat Saturday bants on the first page
Wyatt Murphy
data shall be cross-referenced to ips of antifa kek wills it
Adrian Baker
It's an agreement that if you accept, they will not be liable for your info getting out so you can't sue them. Where did you get the hackers and phishing from?
Juan Young
I heard something about the fine print not being allowed to join class action lawsuit, but you can opt out.
Kevin Long
DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE CEOS SELLING THEIR STOCKS BEFORE ANNOUNCING
Elijah Bell
Yeah. It's funny because all the news have reported that, but of course the ceos deny knowing about the breach. This Can turn out to be a fucked up ride for my fellow americlaps
Jacob Young
If they knew back in June, did the stock even increase since?
Jonathan Thompson
Bump
Nolan Taylor
Not sure, but it took a 15% nose dive yesterday I believe
Colton Brown
I swear they are either idiots or they know they won't face any actual consequences. People still trust the financial sector kek
Adam Peterson
Bump against the sea of millenials and neets on Sup Forums atm
Noah Martin
>implying it wasn't just the government updating their databases keeping everyone with any assets in the grid in check
Lincoln Perry
Could be Bump
Aaron Morales
Java was a mistake
Nathaniel Gray
Bump
Thanks for keeping this going. This shit cant be allowed to slide.
Evan Nelson
They will just pay the "oops, you got caught" fee. They cashed out for billions.
Aaron Clark
It's a little of both. Our criminal justice system is incapable of prosecuting these things, or investigating government corruption, or pretty much anything useful, really. Also, the American public is mostly zombie slaves, so they don't even have worry about street justice.
Joshua Rogers
Well shit, Sup Forums says the people at the top never get caught or charged, yet think Clinton and others will be charged.
Colton Morris
No one thinks Clinton will be charged with anything. We just hate her and want her to die
Gabriel Stewart
Bump
Michael Moore
Reminder to burgers, make sure to read the ToS fully before entering your SS# on Equifax's website to check whether your data was stolen. Reports are they are being slimy cunts and are trying to deprive you of your right to sue them over any loss/fraud that is committed with the data they lost
Lucas Ortiz
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Asher Wood
equifaxsecurity2017.com/frequently-asked-questions/ >The arbitration clause and class action wavier included in the TrustedID Premier Terms of Use applies to the free credit file monitoring and identity theft protection products, and not the cybersecurity incident.
Entering your data in the tool does not enroll you in the TrustedID service but merely gives you a date on which you can do so.
THAT BEING SAID, there are several signs that Equifax's website is a steaming pile of insecure horseshit (debug left on, stock wordpress install, improper SSL config, etc.) and you shouldn't enter your social there anyways.
John Smith
Here's an important detail:
Jacob Rogers
Bump for non trap, non bbc actual important topic
Jace Campbell
This pretty much covers the fuckup and executive fucks. I've even been showing this to family members who didn't even hear about this.
How the fuck do people get recruited for something they were never in education for
does that happen a lot
Samuel Edwards
Hurricanes are stupid fidget spinners anyway.
Dylan Roberts
Diversity.
Ryan Morgan
She was hired for this exact moment. Who else could play the fiddle while the company burns.
Andrew Wilson
Yeah, losers with retarded degrees still have to get a job some day.
Jose Harris
Bump
Daniel Wright
This is what happens when you use affirmative action to out a woman with a degree in music composition in charge of data security of one of the world's largest credit reporting agencies. Equifax has no one to blame but themselves.
Jace King
>people can now freely take out mortgages, apply for student loans, attempt to file for your tax returns, and even secure employment in your name
it's all over
Adrian Nelson
What's the role of a professional?
Nathaniel Torres
FREEZE YOUR CREDIT
Wyatt Harris
To report on government diversity quotas.
Elijah Torres
Well, what can you do about it?
Samuel Reyes
I assure you, they could not care less. Perhaps their executives are a little grumpy over the taxes they'll pay on the stock they sold before it tanked, but that's the extent of the fucks they give.
Owen Lee
>A fucking music compositor These are the consequences of hiring people based on genitals and skin color instead of merit
Luke Reed
Doesn't stop them from draining accounts
William Foster
The degree isn't really what matters, universities are a joke. Its the complete lack of IT experience
James James
Tell everyone you know what the news is under reporting for one
Noah Gonzalez
>get info stolen from company you never gave it to >they won't be punished or at best will get a meaningless fine >you have to worry about identity theft forever >only "solution" is to freeze your credit >have to pay every time you need to unfreeze it
Angel Jackson
it was apache struts
Eli Hill
That's one weird dragon dildo design.
Jacob Cruz
>no one to blame but themselves
This would be a great cautionary tale if it didn't actually involve stakes that literally nobody agreed to. It's fucking bs and nothing will change.
Jayden Turner
So wagecucks btfo? NEET's win again!!!
Anthony Morales
all of the credit checking companies should be mandated to implement an option for 2 factor authentication to do a check. it would solve so much of this bullshit
Owen Barnes
NEETS who never picked up a government check, used cash for everything, never went to college, leased or owned a car, rented an apartment etc So yeah, if you've been a hermit since birth you're in the clear brah
Angel Reyes
I've never taken a loan on anything or rented anything.
Jayden Anderson
That would require a functioning government of people who are not criminals.
Daniel Jenkins
so you live with your parents? what are you going to do when someone literally steals your house by taking out multiple mortgages on it?
Noah Jackson
If you have a social security number, chances are you're in there.
Owen Cox
get a job I guess.
Kayden Rivera
Too late. Some cheaper mexican got that job.
Leo Flores
>tfw the government is implicated because they check your credit history with equifax when you apply for welfare
Luis Hughes
>female I'm surprised.
Liam Anderson
women fail upward in corporate environments because they tend to be counterproductive in any position that isn't a frontend that involves little to no skilled labor.
Grayson Ortiz
Sucking dicks?
Quota's full? Are you sure?
Eli Evans
Its fine, that job woulda sucked anyways.
Daniel Ross
Not gunna lie most jobs do
Juan Wood
Bump
Ryan Martinez
Diversity quotas. Women rode on the coat-tails of niggers when they got hiring quotas written into law back in the 60's. Basically, companies hire them at ridiculous wages then give them a meaningless job title that has no real impact just to say they have a girl/nigger on their salary staff to keep the government off their backs.
Adam Clark
Bump
Nolan Davis
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Daniel Collins
Could this be connected to voter fraud? Or make illegals using stolen ssn worse?
Kayden Butler
>Or make illegals using stolen ssn worse?
well considering everyone's SSN is now up for sale I'm going with yes. Also, this effects millions of Canadians and British people as well. If you've had a financial dealing over the internet (applied for a job online, bought a house, got a loan) using a American company you're basically fucked at this point.
John Gonzalez
Am I already fucked for the class action lawsuit or will I be fine if I don't finish singing up?
Aiden Wood
i cry ever tim
Jacob Peterson
>mfw it says I was affected
Why haven't I heard about this before now? 143 MILLION?
What the FUCK
Adrian Jones
I bet Trump addresses this personally. Perfect opportunity for national voter ID and ssn security changes to prevent illegals from using stolen n's.
Caleb Hill
EVERYONE was effected user. You just signed up for fraud protection owned by the very same company that lost your personal info in the first place.
Ayden Cooper
Remember, you and your information are the product they are selling. They give not one fuck about how this affects you. Muh capitalism. Muh free markets.
Leo Wright
how do you find out whether or not you were affected? Where do you check? Also what if you have shit credit like me? Will people even want to steal your identity?
Christian Rivera
The breech was barely in the top 10, but the type of data released makes this devastating.
haveibeenpwned.com - an excellent resource.
Anthony Gonzalez
I keep telling you guys to fucking stay away from credit card companies and credit in general but nobody fucking listens to me. This is exactly why. To this day, I do not own, nor have I ever owned, a credit card. And I am 28 years old.
STOP BUYING SHIT WITH MONEY YOU DONT FUCKING HAVE
STOP PLAYING INTO KIKE USURY
THE BIBLE WARNED YOU ABOUT THIS SHIT TWO THOUSAND MOTHERFUCKING YEARS AGO
Adrian Reed
Ah. Thanks dude
Jeremiah Morris
You are not enrolled yet.
Class action lawsuit rock! I just got $50 from Symantic for a product I don't even remember buying.
Chase White
There's not one system we've ever had in all of human history that wasn't implemented that didn't benefit those already at the top.
Carson Long
A couple of days ago someone tried to break into my Cryptopia account. I had the account locked (thank God that i was notified, could have lost all of my investments). I wonder if this is related.
How do I get involved in this Class Action suit?
Adrian Moore
It isn't just credit cards. Pretty much anything from getting a cell phone plan to cars to credit cards might use Equifax to do credit score checks. Hell your bank might use Equifax at times as well depending on the bank and region.
Ryder Clark
>I keep telling you guys to fucking stay away from credit card companies and credit
This is beyond that at this point. You don't even need a credit card to be on these credit lists. As soon as you are born and issued a social security number, you're one of them. I use a card but only those pay as you go card and only because I need it to order things online. I only put on it what I can afford.
Grayson Lewis
*you're on one of them
Kayden Thompson
To follow up on this, if you don't want to do a full freeze on your credit, you can file a 90 day fraud alert. This requires lenders to take extra steps to verify your identity in the event a new line of credit is opened. It also grants you access to a free credit report outside of the annual free one you can get.
At the very least do this. It's easy and takes like 5 minutes of your time. It doesn't matter which reporting agency you do it through, you just have to do it once and they notify the other ones.
The reason a freeze might not be opportune for a lot of people is the fact that in most states this means you will have to pay money to allow creditors to access your credit file. If you don't plan on applying for any loans, credit cards, or apartments anytime soon, a freeze might still be the way to go.
Also you can renew the 90 day fraud alert as much as you want/need to.
Xavier Nguyen
This is what haveibeenpwned.com returns for my email address.
Juan Davis
>To this day, I do not own, nor have I ever owned, a credit card.
Irrelevent user. You're credit score isn't based on whether or not you have a credit card. Ever applied for a job? You're in their system. Ever got a loan? You're in their system Ever opened a bank account? You're in their system
People like you who actually think they're safe just because they've never had a credit card are prime real estate for identity theft because you just sit on your ass and assume you're safe while pedro is running around with your SSN enjoying the benefits of reking your credit because you never bothered to keep track of it.
Luis Rivera
>You just signed up No I didn't, I already have identity theft insurance through Geico kek
These three companies have essentially assumed the power of arbitrator of your financial freedom. In the US, financial freedom = essential freedom. The "c" level executives almost certainly are guilty of insider trading. Nothing will happen to them. But hey, muh system is not so bad.
Jordan Gray
That site automatically signs you up when you gave it your personal info to see if you were effected. Also, you agreed not to sew them in the future.
Next time try reading the TOS of something before you sign on the dotted line.
Christian Watson
So why do we use SSN as an ID number again? Why don't we just get an actual ID that works country wide?
Isaac Sanchez
>haveibeenpwned In the case of the Spambot hack, they are quite useless. They obviously can't tell you which password was affected, so you're left wondering which of your accounts was affected by the breach.
Angel Campbell
pls respond
John Ortiz
Americans truely cannot do anything right. Do you need the kiwi to come sort your shit out m8s
Tyler Peterson
Debt gives people the opportunity to get things they otherwise could not have. It is used for growth and necessities. Credit card history is a good view of personal responsibility. (i dont have a cc either) debit for me