Comments on: It’s time to build our own Equifax with blackjack and crypto | TechCrunch https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2017/09/08/its-time-to-build-our-own-equifax-with-blackjack-and-crypto-techcrunch/ All about electronics and circuit design Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:02:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.14 By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2017/09/08/its-time-to-build-our-own-equifax-with-blackjack-and-crypto-techcrunch/comment-page-3/#comment-1670035 Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:48:00 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=59064#comment-1670035 Four members of Chinese army charged with stealing 145 million Americans’ data in 2017 Equifax hack.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/02/10/doj-chinese-army-hacked-equifax-stole-145-million-americans-data/4711796002/

Finally out, they were supposed to announce this last week

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https://tcrn.ch/37ahBM9

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2017/09/08/its-time-to-build-our-own-equifax-with-blackjack-and-crypto-techcrunch/comment-page-3/#comment-1670024 Mon, 10 Feb 2020 17:10:32 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=59064#comment-1670024 Charging people that will never stand trial – and were more than likely following orders……was it worth the effort other than to remind the public who the perceived enermy is?

BBC News – Equifax: US charges four Chinese military officers over huge hack
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51449778

The US has charged four Chinese military officers over the huge cyber-attack of credit rating giant Equifax.

More than 147 million Americans were affected in 2017 when hackers stole sensitive personal data including names and addresses.

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2017/09/08/its-time-to-build-our-own-equifax-with-blackjack-and-crypto-techcrunch/comment-page-3/#comment-1667603 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 09:54:48 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=59064#comment-1667603 Jeff Stone / CyberScoop:
Equifax to pay $380.5M to members of a class action suit whose data was compromised in 2017 breach, after a federal judge approved the final settlement Monday — Equifax has agreed to pay $380.5 million to resolve allegations related to the 2017 data breach in which hackers stole information belonging …

quifax to pay customers $380.5 million as part of final breach settlement
https://www.cyberscoop.com/equifax-data-breach-settlement/

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2017/09/08/its-time-to-build-our-own-equifax-with-blackjack-and-crypto-techcrunch/comment-page-3/#comment-1655860 Sat, 19 Oct 2019 05:15:29 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=59064#comment-1655860 Equifax used ‘admin’ as username and password for sensitive data: lawsuit
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/equifax-password-username-admin-lawsuit-201118316.html

Equifax (EFX) used the word “admin” as both password and username for a portal that contained sensitive information, according to a class action lawsuit filed in federal court in the Northern District of Georgia.

“Equifax employed the username ‘admin’ and the password ‘admin’ to protect a portal used to manage credit disputes, a password that ‘is a surefire way to get hacked,’” the lawsuit reads.

The lawsuit also notes that Equifax admitted using unencrypted servers to store the sensitive personal information and had it as a public-facing website.

The class-action suit consolidated 373 previous lawsuits into one. Unlike other lawsuits against Equifax, these don’t come from wronged consumers, but rather shareholders that allege the company didn’t adequately disclose risks or its security practices.

The lawsuit claims damages from the fact that the investments lost value due to “multiple false or misleading statements and omissions about the sensitive personal information in Equifax’s custody, the vulnerability of its internal systems to cyberattack, and its compliance with data protection laws and cybersecurity best practices.”

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2017/09/08/its-time-to-build-our-own-equifax-with-blackjack-and-crypto-techcrunch/comment-page-3/#comment-1646930 Fri, 02 Aug 2019 11:38:56 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=59064#comment-1646930 Millions of Equifax customers have applied for compensation following the 2017 breach affecting the data of 147 million people. Now the FTC has confirmed there’s not enough money to go around.

http://on.forbes.com/6181ELckz

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2017/09/08/its-time-to-build-our-own-equifax-with-blackjack-and-crypto-techcrunch/comment-page-3/#comment-1646812 Thu, 01 Aug 2019 05:12:16 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=59064#comment-1646812 You won’t see that $125 from Equifax, so don’t bother claiming it, says FTC
https://tcrn.ch/2K5emgS

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2017/09/08/its-time-to-build-our-own-equifax-with-blackjack-and-crypto-techcrunch/comment-page-3/#comment-1646342 Fri, 26 Jul 2019 14:26:42 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=59064#comment-1646342 Equifax owes you a lot more, but here’s how to get $125 from this week’s settlement
https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/25/8930233/equifax-data-breach-ftc-settlement-claim-sign-up-how-to

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https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/22/equifax-settlement-over-data-breach/

There are concerns the penalty is just a drop in the bucket.

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2017/09/08/its-time-to-build-our-own-equifax-with-blackjack-and-crypto-techcrunch/comment-page-3/#comment-1645924 Mon, 22 Jul 2019 14:03:24 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=59064#comment-1645924 FTC hits Equifax with fine of up to $700M for 2017 data breach
https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/22/equifax-fine-ftc/?tpcc=ECFB2019

Credit agency Equifax will pay up to $700 million in fines as part of a settlement with federal authorities over a data breach in 2017.

The Federal Trade Commission said in a statement Monday that Equifax has agreed to initially pay at least $575 million in fines as part of the settlement with the federal government and states over its “failure to take reasonable steps to secure its network” that led to the breach.

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