16-Sep-17 World View -- What you should do about the huge Equifax data breach / Equifax and the rise of Generation-X

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16-Sep-17 World View -- What you should do about the huge Equifax data breach / Equifax and the rise of Generation-X

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16-Sep-17 World View -- What you should do about the huge Equifax data breach


Equifax and the rise of Generation-X

** 16-Sep-17 World View -- What you should do about the huge Equifax data breach
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/ ... tm#e170916




Contents:
The huge Equifax data breach puts makes many people vulnerable to identity theft
Steps you should consider taking to protect yourself
Equifax and the rise of Generation-X
Release of DOJ memo reveals massive criminal fraud by JP Morgan in financial crisis


Keys:
Generational Dynamics, Equifax, TransUnion, Experian,
Spear Phishing, Healthcare.gov, Obamacare, Generation-X,
JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, Citibank

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good luck I'm behind 6 proxies! :)

Believe it or not I'm a total tradecraft nerd. I like maintaining as much OPSEC as possible in my daily life as a sort of hobby, even if my girlfriend thinks I'm crazy/ a drug dealer. I use different 32 character passwords for everything, generated from a random number table I use for stats classes and change them at irregular intervals. I Use encrypted email with integrated whitelist, although who uses email anymore? I tend to communicate using secure encrypted apps like Whatsapp with friends and family. use whitelist based anti-malware filters for browsing , have zero social media/search engine footprint( this was not easy). Have automated alerts set up for all my bank accounts and credit cards to send notifications of any applications or transactions over a certain amount and check my statements regularly. Subscribe to a credit monitoring and insurance through a reputable financial institution. Use RFID blocking sleeves for my cards. Use untraceable prepaid credit cards for most online purchases and cash for most small purchases especially at places where I don't trust the Card readers to be secured. Webcams and Mics covered on all internet connected devices. I also change the SIM card on my phone every 4-6 months, which is about how long it takes for a sim to show up on a carrier database, only 10 bucks it's cheap insurance. I bleachbit and store my own hard drives before disposing of old computers, I get no paper bills in the mail that can be stolen.

That's about it. let me know if you think of anything else, short of rotating in and out of safe houses and keeping my phone in the microwave. I'm pretty sure I'd be single at that point lol. At the end of the day there's only so much you can do, a determined adversary can easily defeat these measures, but at least the crimes of opportunity are deterred.

This reminds me of the OPM hack. These hackers( state or non-state?) are getting smarter. Why hack dozens of banks or government agencies when everyone's information is stored on the poorly maintained servers of one or two companies/bureaus

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The level of corruption is unreal. Seems like a daily/weekly basis these days when you encounter some organization doing at best shady shit....

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Brendan wrote:The level of corruption is unreal. Seems like a daily/weekly basis these days when you encounter some organization doing at best shady shit....
bunch of grasping boomers. 8-)
present company excluded of course!
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Re: 16-Sep-17 World View -- What you should do about the huge Equifax data breach / Equifax and the rise of Generation-

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Coordinated fires wrote: > good luck I'm behind 6 proxies! :)

> Believe it or not I'm a total tradecraft nerd. I like maintaining
> as much OPSEC as possible in my daily life as a sort of hobby,
> even if my girlfriend thinks I'm crazy/ a drug dealer. I use
> different 32 character passwords for everything, generated from a
> random number table I use for stats classes and change them at
> irregular intervals. I Use encrypted email with integrated
> whitelist, although who uses email anymore? I tend to communicate
> using secure encrypted apps like Whatsapp with friends and
> family. use whitelist based anti-malware filters for browsing ,
> have zero social media/search engine footprint( this was not
> easy). Have automated alerts set up for all my bank accounts and
> credit cards to send notifications of any applications or
> transactions over a certain amount and check my statements
> regularly. Subscribe to a credit monitoring and insurance through
> a reputable financial institution. Use RFID blocking sleeves for
> my cards. Use untraceable prepaid credit cards for most online
> purchases and cash for most small purchases especially at places
> where I don't trust the Card readers to be secured. Webcams and
> Mics covered on all internet connected devices. I also change the
> SIM card on my phone every 4-6 months, which is about how long it
> takes for a sim to show up on a carrier database, only 10 bucks
> it's cheap insurance. I bleachbit and store my own hard drives
> before disposing of old computers, I get no paper bills in the
> mail that can be stolen.

> That's about it. let me know if you think of anything else, short
> of rotating in and out of safe houses and keeping my phone in the
> microwave. I'm pretty sure I'd be single at that point lol. At the
> end of the day there's only so much you can do, a determined
> adversary can easily defeat these measures, but at least the
> crimes of opportunity are deterred.

> This reminds me of the OPM hack. These hackers( state or
> non-state?) are getting smarter. Why hack dozens of banks or
> government agencies when everyone's information is stored on the
> poorly maintained servers of one or two companies/bureaus.
So how do you protect yourself from muggers, urban warfare,
Chinese and North Korean missiles, and crazy ex-girlfriends?

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Re: 16-Sep-17 World View -- What you should do about the huge Equifax data breach / Equifax and the rise of Generation-

Post by Coordinated fires »

John wrote:
Coordinated fires wrote: > good luck I'm behind 6 proxies! :)

> Believe it or not I'm a total tradecraft nerd. I like maintaining
> as much OPSEC as possible in my daily life as a sort of hobby,
> even if my girlfriend thinks I'm crazy/ a drug dealer. I use
> different 32 character passwords for everything, generated from a
> random number table I use for stats classes and change them at
> irregular intervals. I Use encrypted email with integrated
> whitelist, although who uses email anymore? I tend to communicate
> using secure encrypted apps like Whatsapp with friends and
> family. use whitelist based anti-malware filters for browsing ,
> have zero social media/search engine footprint( this was not
> easy). Have automated alerts set up for all my bank accounts and
> credit cards to send notifications of any applications or
> transactions over a certain amount and check my statements
> regularly. Subscribe to a credit monitoring and insurance through
> a reputable financial institution. Use RFID blocking sleeves for
> my cards. Use untraceable prepaid credit cards for most online
> purchases and cash for most small purchases especially at places
> where I don't trust the Card readers to be secured. Webcams and
> Mics covered on all internet connected devices. I also change the
> SIM card on my phone every 4-6 months, which is about how long it
> takes for a sim to show up on a carrier database, only 10 bucks
> it's cheap insurance. I bleachbit and store my own hard drives
> before disposing of old computers, I get no paper bills in the
> mail that can be stolen.

> That's about it. let me know if you think of anything else, short
> of rotating in and out of safe houses and keeping my phone in the
> microwave. I'm pretty sure I'd be single at that point lol. At the
> end of the day there's only so much you can do, a determined
> adversary can easily defeat these measures, but at least the
> crimes of opportunity are deterred.

> This reminds me of the OPM hack. These hackers( state or
> non-state?) are getting smarter. Why hack dozens of banks or
> government agencies when everyone's information is stored on the
> poorly maintained servers of one or two companies/bureaus.
So how do you protect yourself from muggers, urban warfare,
Chinese and North Korean missiles, and crazy ex-girlfriends?
John, that's for me to know and you to find out.
Politics is war by other means


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