{"id":1570,"date":"2018-02-21T14:21:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T19:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.infinityns.ca\/?p=1570"},"modified":"2018-02-22T11:52:38","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T16:52:38","slug":"turns-equifax-hack-even-worse-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.infinityns.ca\/turns-equifax-hack-even-worse-thought\/","title":{"rendered":"Turns out the Equifax hack was even Worse than we Thought"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The largest breach of 2017 may have been even more serious than initially thought: The cybercriminals behind the Equifax hack ac<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1566 alignright\" style=\"font-size: 14.4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/test.infinityns.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/equifax-data-breach.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.infinityns.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/equifax-data-breach.png 640w, https:\/\/test.infinityns.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/equifax-data-breach-600x338.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/>cessed user data not previously disclosed by the company, including tax identification numbers, email addresses, and driver&#8217;s license information, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/equifax-hack-might-be-worse-than-you-think-1518191370\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The criminals behind the Equifax breach\u00a0accessed user data not previously disclosed by the company, including tax identification numbers, email addresses, and driver&#8217;s\u00a0license information\u00a0(as described several months ago in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/equifax-announces-cybersecurity-incident-involving-consumer-information-300515960.html\">press rele<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/equifax-announces-cybersecurity-incident-involving-consumer-information-300515960.html\">ase<\/a>\u00a0) .<\/li>\n<li>The Equifax hack and its aftermath should serve as a wake-up call to enterprises about the importance of strong cybersecurity practices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Equifax breach, <a href=\"https:\/\/investor.equifax.com\/news-and-events\/news\/2017\/10-02-2017-213238821\">first disclosed in September 2017<\/a>, impacted 145.5 million people, compromising their names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and addresses. The fallout should serve as a wake-up call for enterprises about the consequences of poor security practices, and encourage them to keep up with cyber best practices, TechRepublic contributing writer Matt Asay noted.<\/p>\n<p>The additional data accessed was uncovered by Senate Banking Committee member Elizabeth Warren, after a five-month investigation detailed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/4376007-Warren-letter-to-Equifax-CEO.html\">Friday letter<\/a> to acting Equifax chief executive Paulino do Rego Barros.<\/p>\n<p>It is not yet clear how many of the 145.5 million people are affected by the ad<span style=\"font-size: 14.4px;\">ditional data accessed, the Journal noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are fully aware \u2014 and have been \u2014 of the data that was stolen,&#8221; Equifax spokesperson Meredith Griffanti told our sister site\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/hackers-stole-more-equifax-data-than-first-thought\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ZDNet<\/a>.\u00a0 Griffanti said that the company had always been clear about the data &#8220;primarily included&#8221; in the breach, but that it has recently given the Senate Banking Committee information &#8220;that may have been accessed that we categorized and analyzed in the forensic investigation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We sent direct mail notices to those consumers whose credit card numbers or dispute documents with [personal data] were impacted,&#8221; Griffanti told ZDNet.<\/p>\n<p>Equifax&#8217;s response to the breach has been widely criticized: First, the company\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/we-tested-equifax-data-breach-checker-it-is-basically-useless\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">established a data breach checker<\/a>\u00a0that was essentially useless. Then, it\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/article\/after-massive-data-breach-equifax-sent-victims-to-fake-phishing-site-for-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted a link<\/a>\u00a0to a fake phishing site in an attempt to direct affected customers to their support site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The largest breach of 2017 may have been even more serious than initially thought: The cybercriminals behind the Equifax hack accessed user data not previously disclosed by the company, including tax identification numbers, email addresses, and driver&#8217;s license information, The Wall Street Journal reported. 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