Equifax sends breach victims to fake notification site

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[JP1201]

The official Equifax Twitter account encouraged people to visit a knock-off website that mocks the company's security practices instead of the site the company created to warn of a massive data breach. That recent breach exposed personal details for as many as 143 million US consumers.

In a tweet on Tuesday afternoon, an Equifax representative using the name Tim wrote: "Hi! For more information about the product and enrollment, please visit: securityequifax2017.com." The message came in response to a question about free credit monitoring Equifax is offering victims. The site is a knock-off of the official Equifax breach notification site, equifaxsecurity2017.com. A security researcher created the imposter site to demonstrate how easy it is to confuse a legitimate name with a bogus one. The Equifax tweet suggests that even company representatives can be easily fooled. The tweet was deleted late Wednesday morning, more than 18 hours after it went live.

[rdl6989]

They also had a music major in charge of security.

[Ken H]

I don’t know about you, but I sleep well knowing Equihax is on top of things...

[Ken H]

Ah, that explains it. Thanks for clarinet up.

[Bethaneidh]

So, those who didn’t respond or didn’t get the email are ok?

[Bethaneidh]

Oh fantastic. We don’t tweet. Whew.

[George from New England]

Time for people to smarten up ...

Don’t enter your SSN anywhere.

Use forms and U.S. mail if necessary, nothing online can be trusted anymore.

[Red Badger]

SOUNDS LIKE THEY WAS HACKED!...................

[NEMDF]

Discussion at our potluck lunch today was that all these places might be in cahoots to “accidentally” breach info, then you sign up for “ID protection service”, then that place gets hacked, so you go to another. They could have a 20 year conspiracy plan, just preying on people to buy those services....

[Bonemaker]

Who did she sleep with?

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[rdl6989]

More info:

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-15/another-equifax-coverup-did-company-scrub-its-chief-security-officer-was-music-major

[Old Yeller]

Ah, that explains it. Thanks for clarinet up.

Some should smack you upside the head with a tuba 4 for that comment.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

SMH.

[dynachrome]

I received, in the mail today, a note from Experian saying I had been removed from the “pre-approved credit card offer” list for 5 years. To permanently remove my name I had to fill out a form including my SS# and send to a P.O box in Allen, Texas. Legit? who knows.