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Equifax accused of mishandling its massive data breach

US news 9 września 2017
The credit reporting agency responded to reports of a massive data breach by offering free credit monitoring. Unfortunately, some were wary of Equifax's ID protection service, which was apparently worded to prevent customers from joining class action lawsuits.

BREAKING: Credit monitoring company Equifax says breach exposed social security numbers and other data from 143 million Americans.

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143 million unhappy Americans if they find out what "other data" means

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Notable that the vast majority of the 143 million people exposed by Equifax had no direct business relationship with them.

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Hi there - We’re offering TrustedID Premier, which includes credit file monitoring and identity theft protection product ((1/3)

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complimentary for one year. Please visit the site, below, to see if you were potentially impacted. (3/3) - Sarah

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the cynical part of me wonders if the breach was allowed intentionally in order to get more business/consumer info

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Btwn requiring my SSN to check if my SSN was stolen and making me sign away my right to sue, Equifax seems to be botching this response.

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Equifax: We may have exposed your SSN Also Equifax: Give us your SSN and we'll tell you if we did Also Equifax: We actually won't tell you

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At this point I'd almost rather have my identity stolen than receive another Equifax-related PR pitch.

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Equifax briefed on its data breach today and the committee will hold a hearing, Chairman Greg Walden says.

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Equifax breach response turns into a giant dumpster fire < Analysis of arguably the worst breach response ever

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A massive Equifax data breach has potentially compromised personal information of as many as 143 million people.

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