Equifax

There are a lot of cybervillains out there, and the world needs a lot more cyberheroes to take them out. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

The internet’s crawling with bad guys. Here are some of the good ones.

Russian hackers. WannaCry. Equifax. There are a lot of cybervillains out there, and the world needs a lot more cyberheroes to take them out. These students want to help.

by Kristen Coyne - contributor September 18, 2018

When Equifax was hacked last year, sensitive information from more than 143 million Americans was at risk of being stolen. Now Northeastern student Blue Gaston is making sure that can never happen again. Photo by Kristoffer Tripplaar(Sipa via AP Images)

Student’s code could’ve stopped the Equifax hack

When Equifax was hacked last year, sensitive information from more than 143 million Americans was at risk of being stolen. Now a Northeastern student is making sure that can never happen again.

by Debora Almeida July 16, 2018

In this Saturday, July 21, 2012, photo Equifax Inc., offices are seen, in Atlanta. Equifax Inc. is a consumer credit reporting agency in the United States. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

The Equifax hack and ‘virtual certainty’ of future cybertheft

If you’re an American consumer, chances are your most sensitive personal information has been hacked in a massive Equifax data breech. William Robertson, associate professor of computer science, walks us through what happened and what to do next.

by Allie Nicodemo September 12, 2017

The internet’s crawling with bad guys. Here are some of the good ones.

Student’s code could’ve stopped the Equifax hack

The Equifax hack and ‘virtual certainty’ of future cybertheft

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