Capital One’s breach was inevitable, because we did nothing after Equifax
I said this on the other HN thread about CapitalOne but I found it ridiculous that Aaron Swartz was facing a hefty sentence and the culprit behind this hack last I checked is facing up to 5 years??? What the heck?<p>For every person exposed in this hack is a single victim to be added. Not to mention the numerous indirectly affected people part of small businesses. Aaron Swartz hacked some ebooks by comparison harming only a school.<p>Can the punishment for crimes stop being absurd. I am only reserving further outrage because those are the current charges against the hacker. We know more can pile up as they learn more.<p>Really though if that kind of PII can give you access to ruin someones financial life then it should be made harder to get credit cards. If you dont have a drivers license and other things to show you shouldnt get a credit card.