Equifax hack

[suomalainen]

My inner contrarian wants to buy some shares. Not cheap enough yet though.

+1

[Scott 2]

My wife and I both flagged the check. This is big enough that multiple levels of IT at my large corp have been sending out instructions to staff.

[bw_]

My inner contrarian wants to buy some shares. Not cheap enough yet though.

+1

I shorted and bought to cover Equifax several times on the day of the announcement.

[bw_]

My credit files have been frozen for several years at the big 3, and so, I sleep easy.

Yes, it's inconvenient to temporarily unfreeze to take advantage of credit card offers and to refinance or get new loans, but well worth the effort and cost.

I had not heard of the 3 minor credit bureaus, but will putting credit freezes there too.

[George the original one]

OMG... Equifax (Argentina) is really, seriously, incredibly incompetent!

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-41257576

[Gilberto de Piento]

Anyone buying Equifax right now?

https://news.vice.com/story/equifax-sto ... ps-falling

[RealPerson]

I am not buying. Between the pending lawsuits, possible congressional action and the loss of business I am not convinced they will survive.

You could buy a small amount of shares if you enjoy a rollercoaster or like going to a casino.

[The Old Man]

https://www.wired.com/story/equifax-breach-no-excuse/

It looks to be a single point failure. Security systems design lacked a defense in depth. Extremely poor design which I believe is commonplace.

[SavingWithBabies]

So in the last couple months, I've started to get way more credit alerts when my report changes. A couple weeks ago, I opened up a new card and I got reports of it from 2-3 other credit card companies (Chase, Discover, maybe Citi) and from Credit Karma. So all the services and cards/banks seem to be stepping up and offering more alerts on credit report changes.