I know this has turned into crypto-currency haven.
...but we need to talk about this.
Equifax, A huge credit reporting company was hacked, over 100 million of american credit / identities have been jeopardized. A few managers at this company pulled their shares out just in time before the news broke. In order for you to see if you have been affected by the hack you need to sign a class action lawsuit waiver.
Now get this.
If you freeze your account your pin number ( that allows you to unfreeze your filess) is the time-stamp of when you froze your files.
tl;dr Equifax got hacked because they had a shitty tech team. Even if you freeze your files with them you are still vulnerable.
Sources: https://www.reddit.com/r/AdviceAnimals/comments/6yx609/scumbag_equifax/
https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/6yqmwo/three_equifax_managers_sold_stock_before_cyber/
https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/6yq75z/equifax_compromised_143_million_peoples_social/
https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/6yzx9d/equifax_assigned_pin_numbers_are_just_timestamps/
>>3401639
my grandparents got hacked :/
Thanks for the PA. Much appreciated!
Short the stock,
Participate in the class action lawsuit.
optional:
Sell your own data on the dark web right after you personally opened a new credit card for $50,000 and bought $20k worth of bitcoin. Provide this as evidence, get more money.
>>3401658
holy fuck man....that's genius but risky af...
>>3401673
There is a possibility, depends. Do you have credit? Have you ever paid for anything with credit?
>>3401639
what if hackers just keep targeting large financial institutions and demanding bitcoin ransoms? while they're holding bitcoins the entire time and cashing in on normie interest when the hacks get reported? and as more hackers jump on board we will see more and more hacks?
>>3401658
Didn't we waiver our right to participate in a class action lawsuit when signing their T&Cs?
>>3401673
Have you ever had a credit card or taken out a loan? If no, the chances your identity's been stolen is literally 0%.