Current Events > Equifax says more private data was stolen in 2017 breach than first revealed

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http://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-stole-more-equifax-data-than-first-thought/

A letter published Friday by committee member Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to acting Equifax chief executive Paulino do Rego Barros summarized the senator's five-month investigation into the Equifax breach, which said tax identification numbers (TINs), email addresses, and additional license information -- such as issue dates and by which state -- were not originally disclosed,

Meanwhile, Warren, along with fellow committee member Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), introduced the Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act, which the senators said in comments will hold large credit reporting agencies accountable for data breaches involving consumer data.

The bill, if passed, would fine credit rating giants $100 for each consumer who had one piece of personal data stolen, and $50 for each additional set of personal data compromised.

Under the legislation, Equifax would have to pay billions in damages for its 2017 breach.

I have no hopes the bill will pass, but the fine isn't really going to do much. Equifax still has access to this data and paying a fine for a mistake is an expense and not a punishment.
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My shit got so fucked up because of that, fuck equifax
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I honestly hope they lose all their money.
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