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A hypothetical spy story on why China hacked Equifax

By Tom Rogan
Published February 10, 2020 8:00pm ET
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A hypothetical spy story on why China hacked Equifax
Why did Chinese intelligence officers hack the Equifax credit rating agency and steal 147 million records? This hypothetical example explains why. Mr. Joe Bloggs is a 42-year-old recently divorced CIA contractor. Chinese Ministry of State Security officers had flagged Bloggs as a subject of interest back in 2015, after they read his Office of Personnel […]

Why did Chinese intelligence officers hack the Equifax credit rating agency and steal 147 million records?

This hypothetical example explains why.

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