I'm an Equifax employee...I can confirm this. I heard about "Project Sparta" constantly, but didn't know until the day of the public announcement what it was.

I'm an Equifax employee...I can confirm this. I heard about "Project Sparta" constantly, but didn't know until the day of the public announcement what it was. I had no idea it was Equifax that was breached until everyone else did. I never even heard about "Project Sierra" at my level.