http://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-stole-more-equifax-data-than-first-thought/
...tax identification numbers (TINs), email addresses, and additional license information -- such as issue dates and by which state -- were not originally disclosed,
Although lawmakers vowed to investigate, the government body charged with consumer protections, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, reportedly halted its investigation following a change in leadership.
And a related article about the federal investigation being put on hold: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-equifax-cfpb/exclusive-u-s-consumer-protection-official-puts-equifax-probe-on-ice-sources-idUSKBN1FP0IZ
(Why did I bring this up here? Well, you got a company that royally f***ed up, and is mostly going to get away with their crimes, at least until the White House administration and Congress pressures the CFPB to do something instead of figuring out how to kill off the CFPB. Oh, and consumers can't boycott because Equifax gets their data from banks, credit card companies, and other businesses.
If WYNN, WFC, and PCG didn't have to face the full brunt of investigations and lawsuits, then their stock value would've recovered much faster.)
EDIT: Also, the more time they all sit on their hands, the less likely they're ever going to find the suspects who stole the data.
EDIT2: Well I was intending this to be more a discussion about ethics of investing in "unethical companies" without being direct about it, but oh well.
Submitted February 10, 2018 at 09:02PM by COMPUTER1313 http://ift.tt/2G4hUv9
