Date post: | 22-Jan-2018 |
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Equifax Hack Again, Now a
Redirect to a Fake Flash Update. . .
Security Analyst Randy Abrams - Report
Says
The probable hacking incident, which could have
happened on Wednesday, has been noticed by
independent security analyst Randy Abrams.
Randy Abrams writes in his personal blog
‘Security Through Absurdity‘- “I ’m really
not trying to kick Equifax while they are
down. There are already 150 million other
people doing that. I just sort of tripped over
them…I like Equifax more than Experian.
TrustedID gave me the heads up that
Experian had falsified personal information
in my file.
Equifax website has been hacked once
again, as per reports...
1.Equifax's website was breached by
attackers who eventually made off with
social security numbers, names, and a
dizzying amount of other details for some
145.5 million US consumers.
2.Adobe Flash updates, which when clicked,
infected visitors' computers with adware
that was detected by only three of 65
antivirus providers.
3.Equifax website I clicked on an Equifax
link and was redirected to a malicious URL.
The URL brought up one of the ubiquitous
fake Flash Player Update screens."
Fake Flash Player Update:
1.The Ars Technica report says- "Knowing a
thing or two about drive-by campaigns,
Abrams figured the chances were slim he'd
see the download on follow-on visits.
2.Abrams tried anyway, and to his
amazement, he encountered the bogus Flash
download links on at least three subsequent
visits.
3.Ars Technica also hints at the possibility
of the hackers having "shut down for the
night" and likely to return at will.
The Mashable report observes:
“If Equifax’s site was really compromised
by hackers, it ’s just adding insult to
injury for the thoroughly embarrassed
company.
The first breach, announced Sept. 7,
allowed hackers to get away with
personal information, including social
security numbers, of 145.5 million
Americans."
Thank You!
F o r M o r e I n f o r m a t i o n : E q u i f a x H a c k
A g a i n , N o w a R e d i r e c t t o a F a k e F l a s h
U p d a t e . . .