I’m glad the DOJ has moved to formally indict the Chinese intelligence officers associated with the hack of Equifax. For years, the Chinese government has targeted western commercial firms.
It is disappointing that despite a lot of rhetoric President Trump’s recent agreement with China does nothing to address this specific issue.
That said, the indictment does not detract from the myriad of vulnerabilities and process deficiencies that we saw in Equifax’s systems and response to the hack.
A company in the business of collecting and retaining massive amounts of Americans’ sensitive personal information must act with the utmost care – and face any consequences that arise from that failure.
The legislation I have with @SenWarren would subject data brokers to a higher standard of care and is an important first step in data protection.
