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Experian catches ’em, but how do you prevent ’em?

Posted on by Dissent

I just read yet another breach report Experian filed with the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office. The sequence generally goes like this:

  • Someone acquires the Experian login for one of Experian’s clients.
  • The login is misused to access credit report and info on people.
  • The breach is discovered.
  • Login is changed.
  • The individuals are notified and offered credit monitoring.

This time it was Iowa Telecommunications whose login wound up in the wrong hands.

2 thoughts on “Experian catches ’em, but how do you prevent ’em?”

  1. You prevent ’em with two-factor authentication tokens. You know, like the ones you can get for World of Warcraft.

    1. If someone can get the login credentials, could they possibly also defeat two-factor authentication? Does it matter how they’re acquiring the login?

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