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Independent investigative journalist. Covers cybercrime, security, privacy. Author of 'Spam Nation,' a NYT bestseller. Former Washington Post reporter, '95-'09

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    briankrebs‏Verified account @briankrebs 15 Sep 2017

    1/2: Interesting KPMG audit doc on Equifax site from 2014. Shows they left private encryption keys on the server. http://www.equifax.com/soc1reports/documents/EquifaxWorkforce_UnemploymentCostMgmt.pdf …pic.twitter.com/O6fB3a9pGh

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      1. Niel‏ @nieldk 15 Sep 2017
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        Getting worse by the minute 😱

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      1. Ben Actis‏ @Ben_RA 15 Sep 2017
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        pic.twitter.com/zOXpbKYxWR

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      1. American, Dad.‏ @final100days 15 Sep 2017
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        I predict this will be an important finding in the many lawsuits to come.

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      2. Dr Jonathan Downie‏ @integlangsbiz 15 Sep 2017
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        But will they face any legal action?

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      1. Chris Marget‏ @chrismarget 15 Sep 2017
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        Last sentence: Equifax standard practice requires re-key if *public* key is compromised?

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      1. Sitaraman L‏ @lsitaraman 15 Sep 2017
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        Imho this is classic example of not spending enough time in security engineering rather look at east way out I.e keys are pwd protected !

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      1. Sitaraman L‏ @lsitaraman 15 Sep 2017
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        Agreed PKI takes time. But once done / automated it's easy as cake. I know people who walk away from discussions once you mention PKI/HSM

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      1. Sitaraman L‏ @lsitaraman 15 Sep 2017
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        Some think using HSM is very hard or Not required and then say it's expensive when they can manage with a lockbox approach.

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      1. Unix McBeard‏ @BeardOps 15 Sep 2017
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        Now I'm extra comfortable with them being a root CA. #whatcouldgowrong

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