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It's likely that the compromised Equifax data was plaintext log files of people trying to log in for things like free credit reports or to dispute items on thei
by _sword 9y ago
It's likely that the compromised Equifax data was plaintext log files of people trying to log in for things like free credit reports or to dispute items on their credit reports, which contained all the data required to log into these parts of the website (e.g. names, date of birth, address, SSN, etc.)
- viraptor 9y agoTheir published document says the stolen information includes documents from disputes. Also only a small number of people (compared to the scope of the failure) would ever use their website. It's much more than logs.