Bell hacked?

[calculoso]

Received this in an email from 770 CHQR:

Bell Canada is alerting some customers that their information has been illegally accessed in a potential data breach.

According to the Globe and Mail, the number of affected customers could total 100,000.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/repo...ticle37701579/
"Police probing Bell Canada data breach; up to 100,000 customers affected"

http://canoe.com/business/bell-canad...fected-reports

[GoinAllTheWay]

Just another reason, on a loooong list of reasons, to stay the hell away from Bell.

[psicodude]

Welcome to the new reality. If there's data out there, it's vulnerable to being stolen. If the "hacker" is smart enough and has enough time, they can get into any system.

I'm not really sure what the answer is. Blockchain maybe? Maybe these companies need to distribute data amongst several systems making it "not worth it" for hackers?

This feels like the war on drugs all over again. Billions of dollars thrown at a problem with little to no impact.

[Scornfire]

Pretty much. These breaches will always happen, doesn't matter how strong your security is, there's a way to get through or around it, and the bigger the company, the bigger the target.