I also find it pretty hard to believe that a company like Equifax didn't just have everything hooked up to one big database, but I still don't think it's likely the breach is going to take the whole company down.
Most people aren't going to be tuned into the leak the same way that we are on HN, they've still got their special place in a government-sponsored near-monopoly, and big companies have the resources to deflect blame and hunker down to weather the storm.
Remember the Deepwater Horizon spill and how angry people were at the time? These days, a large majority probably don't remember the details or even the name of the bigco responsible.
Most people aren't going to be tuned into the leak the same way that we are on HN, they've still got their special place in a government-sponsored near-monopoly, and big companies have the resources to deflect blame and hunker down to weather the storm.
Remember the Deepwater Horizon spill and how angry people were at the time? These days, a large majority probably don't remember the details or even the name of the bigco responsible.