Jathan Sadowski, technology ethics lecturer, The Guardian contributorFrom Jathan Sadowski, technology ethics lecturer, The Guardian contributorAll TechnologyOpinion: Why Do Big Hacks Happen? Blame Big DataEquifax, one of the largest credit reporting agencies, revealed this month that it was hacked back in May, exposing the personal data of up to 143 million people. The data accessed by hackers contains extremely sensitive information like social security numbers, birth data, consumer's names, driver's license numbers and credit card numbers.September 19, 2017Page 1 of 1