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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @coliver
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      @coliver said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:

      https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/09/equifax-directs-breach-victims-to-fake-notification-site/?amp=1

      Wow...

      Par for the course. Likely there was no breach at all, they probably just sold the data.

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      • DanpD
        Danp @scottalanmiller
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        @scottalanmiller said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:

        @coliver said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:

        https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/09/equifax-directs-breach-victims-to-fake-notification-site/?amp=1

        Wow...

        Par for the course. Likely there was no breach at all, they probably just sold the data.

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        • DanpD
          Danp
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          http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/26/investing/equifax-ceo-richard-smith-out/index.html

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          • DustinB3403D
            DustinB3403 @Danp
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            @danp I'm not surprised.

            Can we hang him now?

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            • DanpD
              Danp @DustinB3403
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              @dustinb3403 said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:

              @danp I'm not surprised.

              Can we hang him now?

              I say string him up by his nuts.

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              • DustinB3403D
                DustinB3403 @Danp
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                @danp I didn't say how we should hang him.

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                • coliverC
                  coliver
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                  https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/irs-awards-equifax-7-25m-taxpayer-identity-contract-weeks-after-hack/

                  What?

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                  • NerdyDadN
                    NerdyDad @coliver
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                    @coliver said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:

                    https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/irs-awards-equifax-7-25m-taxpayer-identity-contract-weeks-after-hack/

                    What?

                    To their defense, I'm sure that the internal investigation into the hack was not disclosed to the IRS. Probably because either:

                    1. The people doing the negotiations were not aware of the compromise themselves
                    2. They knew about the compromise and knew of the implications as to what that would happen for their chances of being awarded the IRS contract.
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                    • coliverC
                      coliver @NerdyDad
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                      @nerdydad said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:

                      @coliver said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:

                      https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/irs-awards-equifax-7-25m-taxpayer-identity-contract-weeks-after-hack/

                      What?

                      To their defense, I'm sure that the internal investigation into the hack was not disclosed to the IRS. Probably because either:

                      1. The people doing the negotiations were not aware of the compromise themselves
                      2. They knew about the compromise and knew of the implications as to what that would happen for their chances of being awarded the IRS contract.

                      Kickbacks were probably involved.

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                      • RojoLocoR
                        RojoLoco @coliver
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                        @coliver said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:

                        @nerdydad said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:

                        @coliver said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:

                        https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/irs-awards-equifax-7-25m-taxpayer-identity-contract-weeks-after-hack/

                        What?

                        To their defense, I'm sure that the internal investigation into the hack was not disclosed to the IRS. Probably because either:

                        1. The people doing the negotiations were not aware of the compromise themselves
                        2. They knew about the compromise and knew of the implications as to what that would happen for their chances of being awarded the IRS contract.

                        Kickbacks were probably are always involved.

                        There, fixed it.

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                        • NerdyDadN
                          NerdyDad @coliver
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                          @coliver said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:

                          @nerdydad said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:

                          @coliver said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:

                          https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/irs-awards-equifax-7-25m-taxpayer-identity-contract-weeks-after-hack/

                          What?

                          To their defense, I'm sure that the internal investigation into the hack was not disclosed to the IRS. Probably because either:

                          1. The people doing the negotiations were not aware of the compromise themselves
                          2. They knew about the compromise and knew of the implications as to what that would happen for their chances of being awarded the IRS contract.

                          Kickbacks were probably involved.

                          Possibility, but that would mean the bribing of a public/government official. If caught, the agent to the IRS is in about as deep of crap as Equifax is.

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @NerdyDad
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                            @nerdydad said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:

                            @coliver said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:

                            @nerdydad said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:

                            @coliver said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:

                            https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/irs-awards-equifax-7-25m-taxpayer-identity-contract-weeks-after-hack/

                            What?

                            To their defense, I'm sure that the internal investigation into the hack was not disclosed to the IRS. Probably because either:

                            1. The people doing the negotiations were not aware of the compromise themselves
                            2. They knew about the compromise and knew of the implications as to what that would happen for their chances of being awarded the IRS contract.

                            Kickbacks were probably involved.

                            Possibility, but that would mean the bribing of a public/government official. If caught, the agent to the IRS is in about as deep of crap as Equifax is.

                            Equifax is not in any trouble. That's not how things work in the US.

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller
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                              Only American citizens were compromised. The government doesn't care about jcompanies collecting and selling our data, a breach is just a sale for cheap.

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                              • RojoLocoR
                                RojoLoco @NerdyDad
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                                @nerdydad said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:

                                @coliver said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:

                                @nerdydad said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:

                                @coliver said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:

                                https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/irs-awards-equifax-7-25m-taxpayer-identity-contract-weeks-after-hack/

                                What?

                                To their defense, I'm sure that the internal investigation into the hack was not disclosed to the IRS. Probably because either:

                                1. The people doing the negotiations were not aware of the compromise themselves
                                2. They knew about the compromise and knew of the implications as to what that would happen for their chances of being awarded the IRS contract.

                                Kickbacks were probably involved.

                                Possibility, but that would mean the bribing of a public/government official. If caught, the agent to the IRS is in about as deep of crap as Equifax is.

                                I think you're making the assumption that the rules actually apply to any branch of government, and that gov't agencies operate under the law. That is simply not true. Governments, much like the police, can do anything they want at any time. There might be a little "backlash" later, but the bottom line is that they flaunt the law and get away with it, every single day.

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                                • coliverC
                                  coliver @NerdyDad
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                                  @nerdydad said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:

                                  @coliver said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:

                                  @nerdydad said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:

                                  @coliver said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:

                                  https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/irs-awards-equifax-7-25m-taxpayer-identity-contract-weeks-after-hack/

                                  What?

                                  To their defense, I'm sure that the internal investigation into the hack was not disclosed to the IRS. Probably because either:

                                  1. The people doing the negotiations were not aware of the compromise themselves
                                  2. They knew about the compromise and knew of the implications as to what that would happen for their chances of being awarded the IRS contract.

                                  Kickbacks were probably involved.

                                  Possibility, but that would mean the bribing of a public/government official. If caught, the agent to the IRS is in about as deep of crap as Equifax is.

                                  What trouble is Equifax in?

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                                  • NerdyDadN
                                    NerdyDad
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                                    Because of this contract, now the government has a stake in the game. They will probably do a full investigation to see if their information was compromised, who was incompetent, who made the decisions, etc.

                                    https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/03/former-equifax-ceo-says-breach-boiled-down-to-one-person-not-doing-their-job/
                                    http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/03/news/companies/equifax-ceo-congress/index.html

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                                    • coliverC
                                      coliver @NerdyDad
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                                      @nerdydad said in Equifax Has 143 Million Americans Data Compromised:

                                      Because of this contract, now the government has a stake in the game. They will probably do a full investigation to see if their information was compromised, who was incompetent, who made the decisions, etc.

                                      https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/03/former-equifax-ceo-says-breach-boiled-down-to-one-person-not-doing-their-job/
                                      http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/03/news/companies/equifax-ceo-congress/index.html

                                      This contract with the IRS that was just rewarded on Friday?

                                      I doubt there will be any governmental or organizational blow back. Everyone is already on to the next big thing that comes from twitter.

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