[dataflow]

> Lose your monopoly on that data and you have no business.

Could you elaborate on how Equifax would have gone out of business if all their data had been stolen?

[yomlica8]

Doesn't track to me. There is no loss to Equifax really from losing all the data besides a fine. I doubt many of their customers are willing or able to purchase their data from dark markets at a discount, and the data would age unless the hack remained in place.