Hey, does anyone else remember the 2017 Equifax breach? No? Just me?
Yeah, we’re all compromised. Thanks, capitalism.
Edit: oh, right - Equifax still gets to continue business!
TBD, they did offer $25 in a class action settlement, which probably equates to the value of permanent PII data visibility on the Internet. /S
Oh i remember.
Not only do they get to continue business, they never received any sort of punishment whatsoever. Not even a fine.
Not only that, the service they generously offered to help those affected for free in lieu of fines is a data harvesting goldmine.
You’re literally giving the company that lost control of its data, more data to use for marketing and profit.
I think it’s about time we stopped using social security numbers for everything and came up with a better system.
Its been almost 50 years since public key cryptography was discovered. The fact that its not used for everything financial now is inexcusable
IT nerd: Sure, security costs money, but we care about protecting our customers more, right? Right?
Boss: We care about the money more.
The crux of Jurassic Park was that Hammond spared LOTS of expense for IT, lol
And everything else. Fences, signage, power systems, pre-employment background checks…
Att: there’s no way it’s ours dude
Att: it was ours dude
