Hacker’s Paradise: The Equifax Data Heist and What Can Be Done About It - September 18, 2017 Issue

September 18, 2017 Issue

Thank You for Calling Equifax. Your Business Is Not Important to Us

Thank You for Calling Equifax. Your Business Is Not Important to Us

By Pat Regnier and Suzanne Woolley

Remarks

Remarks

Thank Economic Growth for Germany’s Boring Elections

By Marc Champion , Stefan Nicola and Patrick Donahue

Inside the lab at Delo Industrie Klebstoffe in Germany on Aug. 25, 2017.

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A Unanimous Vote for Soft Power

By The Editors

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Business

Business

Hurricane Inc.: Chasing Billions From Ever Costlier Disasters

By Prashant Gopal

stormchaser

The Race to Run a Two-Hour Marathon

By Rebecca Penty and Richard Weiss

The Race to Run a Two-Hour Marathon

By Bloomberg Businessweek

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Technology

Technology

Union Power Is Putting Pressure on Silicon Valley’s Tech Giants

By Josh Eidelson

Union Power Is Putting Pressure on Silicon Valley’s Tech Giants

Your Next Phone Will Probably Cost You $1,000

By Mark Gurman

Your Next Phone Will Probably Cost You $1,000

This Cracker-Size Sensor Can Tell You Which Oven Burner You Left On

By Michael Belfiore

This Cracker-Size Sensor Can Tell You Which Oven Burner You Left On

Finance

Finance

Scammers Are Constructing Fake People to Get Real Credit Cards

By Jennifer Surane

Scammers Are Constructing Fake People to Get Real Credit Cards

Hurricanes Highlight Failure to Enforce Flood Insurance Rules

By Christopher Flavelle

A resident of Bonita Springs, Fla., removes her belongings from her home on Sept. 12, 2017, after it was flooded by Hurricane Irma.

North Korea Is Dodging Sanctions With a Secret Bitcoin Stash

By Yuji Nakamura and Sam Kim

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Economics

Economics

India’s Shock Therapy Has Some Serious Side Effects

By Anirban Nag and Iain Marlow

India’s Shock Therapy Has Some Serious Side Effects

Surviving a Heroin Overdose May Soon Depend on Where You Live

By John Tozzi and Jared S Hopkins

Heroin

Saudi Arabia’s Economic Overhaul Claims a Victim

By Vivian Nereim, Sarah Algethami and Matthew Martin

Oger built the Abdulaziz Center for World Culture in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Politics

Politics

This Is the Crazy Tax Math Trump Must Master, Fast

By Sahil Kapur and Peter Coy

This Is the Crazy Tax Math Trump Must Master, Fast

There’s Trouble Brewing in Putin’s Heartland

By Henry Meyer

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Features

Features

Thank You for Calling Equifax. Your Business Is Not Important to Us

By Pat Regnier and Suzanne Woolley

Thank You for Calling Equifax. Your Business Is Not Important to Us

Atlanta’s Emperor of Empty Lots

By Chris Pomorski

Atlanta’s Emperor of Empty Lots

How Rich Chinese Use Visa Fixers to Move to the U.S.

By Peter Robison, Karen Weise, Wenxin Fan and Yan Zhang

How Rich Chinese Use Visa Fixers to Move to the U.S.

Pursuits

Pursuits

Bordeaux’s Legendary Châteaux Are Now Open for Meals and Sleepovers

By Elin McCoy

Once home to a pope, Château Pape Clément is now a hotel where you can eat like a king.

Is the Best Luxury SUV a Porsche, BMW, or Audi?

By Hannah Elliott

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This Hong Kong Gym Takes a Holistic Approach to Kicking Butt

By Jason Kelly

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Why HBO’s ‘The Deuce’ Is Not Just Another ‘70s Show

By Alex Bhattacharji

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The One Wireless Speaker You Won’t Ever Want to Hide from View

By Matthew Kronsberg

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The Man Running the University of California’s Lean, Mean Endowment Machine

By Michael McDonald

The Man Running the University of California’s Lean, Mean Endowment Machine