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Re Equifax breach
From: "Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>
Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2017 18:03:29 -0400
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From: Rich Kulawiec <rsk () gsp org> Date: September 9, 2017 at 9:09:12 AM EDT To: dave () farber net Cc: Richard Forno <rforno () infowarrior org>, Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com> Subject: Re: [IP] Re Equifax breach (for IP, if you wish) The human cost of this breach would be enormous under any circumstances: some people will lose their money and their homes because of this, and many millions more will have to deal with the stress and anxiety as well as the never-ending hassle of trying to get Equifax to do the right thing -- which, so far, they've shown every inclination of studiously avoiding in favor of exploiting their own massive failure for profit. It's not an exaggeration to say that people will die sooner because of this. Whether it's from stress or from the despair and misery of finding themselves stripped of their assets, there is a price to be paid in human suffering. Except for Equifax executives, of course. But under *these* circumstances, with one major US disaster ongoing in Texas and another in progress (Puerto Rico, Florida), the cost will be even higher. Does anyone doubt that the new owners of this data won't hesitate to specifically target and exploit people who are preoccupied with trying to survive and put their lives back together? The opportunities for insurance fraud alone are enormous and will no doubt be exacerbated by the ponderous machinery of insurance companies -- dim-witted, slow, and bueaucratic, thus nearly a perfect target for anyone with equipped with the requisite data and even a semblance of a plan. ---rsk
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