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The important part of the reply: > As noted in public records, the short-term contract was awarded to Equifax to prevent a lapse in service during a protest on
by thephyber 9y ago
The important part of the reply:
> As noted in public records, the short-term contract was awarded to Equifax to prevent a lapse in service during a protest on another contract. The service relates to assisting in ongoing identity validation needs of the IRS. Equifax provided these identity proofing services to the IRS under a previous contract.
- lawnchair_larry 9y agoWell that's an obvious problem, because it means that whoever stole the equifax data, and whoever they sell it to, basically has the answer key to the IRS's identity verification questions.
- 20after4 9y agoyep, also the answer to questions asked when applying for a birth certificate from any US state, among other identity verification services provided by the credit agencies. And this: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/10/usps-informed-delivery-is-stalkers-dream/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/10/usps-informed-delivery-i...
- strictnein 9y agoThis is just mind boggling to me: > "Perhaps this wouldn’t be such a big deal if the USPS notified residents by snail mail when someone signs up for the service at their address, but it doesn’t." That should be part of the authentication to enable the service (enter a code on the mailer to finalize setup). The fact that it doesn't send anything is just mind boggling.
- r00fus 9y agoIt's almost like it was planned.
- jon_richards 9y agoI just watched Mr. Robot, so I've been following the equifax hack and jokingly been thinking "What's phase 2?" I guess I know now. It feels like they have House of Cards syndrome. They can't write something more ridiculous than real life.