H4ck3d
H4ck3d The big news this morning is the Equifax hack. One of the handful of companies that compresses your financial life down into a single number got hacked, possibly exposing credit card numbers, social security numbers, names, and birth dates to unsavory characters. While credit card issuers can just issue new cards, some of the information has no expiration date. It’s not like you can just log in and change your date of birth or social security number. There are two parts to this story that disturb me beyond the actual hack itself. First, it seems that Equifax was warned about possible weaknesses in its system and didn’t fix them. Second, some senior executives sold company stock after the breach, but before it was public knowledge. This just blows my mind. I can’t see how these guys avoid jail. This video from CNBC is really informative. Antiterrorism advisor Morgan Wright…
