Fraudsters loot W-2 data stored by Equifax

[Gerald309]

Fraudsters loot W-2 data stored by Equifax

Posted on May 09, 2016 09:27 pm
Equifax, one of the big-three US credit bureaus, has been targeted by fraudsters that search for W-2 data and use it for claiming fraudulent tax returns. But the company hasn’t been breached. Instead, in an approach similar to the one recently used to steal W-2 data from the ADP customer portal, the crooks misused the fact that not many users change default login credentials they have been assigned, and managed to access random accounts and … More →
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