We appreciate your patience during this time and ask that you check back with us soon.”Ī representative for Equifax issued a statement saying, “We are aware of the situation identified on the website in the credit report assistance link. We are working diligently to better serve you, and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. When we took the screenshot at the top of this post around 2:45 p.m., the page still read, “We’re sorry… The website is currently down for maintenance. Still, it’s the latest in a long string of bad looks for Equifax.Īnd Equifax finally seems concerned, too, since in the hours after the first story ran and traveled the web it’s now taken down that page altogether.
“In that case, the breach, technically speaking, isn’t on the Equifax website and may be affecting other sites as well,” Ars notes. 10.12.17 3:20 PM EDT By Kate Cox equifax equifax breach 2017 data breaches hack attack malwareįollowing a report that its consumer-facing website may have been serving up malware to visitors, Equifax - the credit bureau that seems intent on finding every way possible to ruin your day - has pulled some of its web pages offline.Įarlier today, a security researcher shared a recording he made of an Equifax web page redirecting him to malware masquerading as a Flash update.Īrs Technica dug into the details a bit and found enough evidence for “a strong case” that a third-party ad or anyalytics provider that was doing the redirecting.
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