Equifax Breach
How Hacks Happen
English - May 15, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 48.2 MB - ★ - 1 ratingTechnology hack hacking hacks cybersecurity cryptography security cyber security infosec Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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When consumer reporting agency Equifax was breached in 2017, the records of over 140 million people (more than half the adults in the USA!) were stolen. Three years later, we take a closer look at the mistakes Equifax's security team made, how hackers leveraged a compromised Equifax web page to gain access to logins, passwords, and dozens of additional databases, and how they got the stolen data out of Equifax's network through a flawed router setup. We wrap up what you can do to keep yourself safe from identity theft as a result of this and other breaches.
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