# It's Not The Crime, It's The Coverup or the Chaos

DevFeed: [It's Not The Crime, It's The Coverup or the Chaos](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/it-s-not-the-crime-it-s-the-coverup-or-the-chaos-36853.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shostack.org/blog/its-not-the-crime-its-the-coverup-or-the-chaos/>)

Author: Adam

Published: 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Shostack & Friends Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shostack-friends-blog.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Hacking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hacking.md>)

Tags: [breach](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/breach.md>), [department-of-homeland-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/department-of-homeland-security.md>), [dhs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dhs.md>), [hacking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hacking.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that Equifax CEO Richard Smith was forced out not simply because of the breach, but because of the ensuing operational chaos and the company's self-centered response. It connects this post-breach behavior to broader failures in breach disclosure and delayed notification of hacking targeting state voting systems.

## Source excerpt

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