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Who's doing the fraud? Is it Equifax, which is in good faith recording the information provided by its customers (credit companies, banks, etc)? The credit co
by g051051 9y ago
Who's doing the fraud? Is it Equifax, which is in good faith recording the information provided by its customers (credit companies, banks, etc)? The credit company that is reporting in good faith to Equifax (or another CRA), but is tying it to the wrong person because an account was fraudulently opened? Is it the person who used stolen ID data to open the account? Is it the thief who originally stole the data?
- rhizome 9y agoThe US doesn't have a data-protection law, but how can you say their recording of the information is in good faith if they allow unauthorized people to make spurious changes via their systems and security practices?
- g051051 9y ago> allow unauthorized people to make spurious changes via their systems and security practices? I don't follow. Who's the unauthorized party that's "allowed" to make spurious changes via their systems and security practices?
- rhizome 9y agoThose who use the holes in their infrastructure, did you see the story about a database being accessible with default credentials? There is some question of scope for that particular issue, but it bodes duplication in the company's practices elsewhere.
- g051051 9y agoYou mean the web site that didn't have any non-public data, and was actually not in active use for 3 years? I agree that was sloppy, but the site didn't have the level of security requirements that one of the main sites or their internal network had. Do you put a $100 lock on a $5 bike? And how was this "allow[ing] unauthorized people to make spurious changes"? No data was changed in the breach.