I've seen many instances, even on HN over the last few years, of large companies with the most hideous security practices being told over and over again, and si

I've seen many instances, even on HN over the last few years, of large companies with the most hideous security practices being told over and over again, and simply doing nothing. My guess (only a guess) would be that the inside of Equifax was a toxic mess where plenty of techies knew of the dangers well before their hack.