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?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.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.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.