equifax says it's only verifiers, landlords and such. debt collectors can buy a report, too. >> equifax has not historically been good about data security, making sure only the people supposed to see the information see it. >> the fbi said chinese intelligence breached equifax in 2017, compromised more than 150 million american's credit reports. we asked about the work number security, declined interview but said it takes data stewardship seriously and random audits weed out problems. with the electronicfronteer foundation which advocates for civil liberties and privacy. has concerns about employers forking over private work data. >> doing it without employee consent, shouldn't be happening. >> in san francisco, true work, says the user can instantly access more than 35 million workers' payroll data. they did not respond to us. why are so many companies sharing the info? walmart employs more people than any other company and website indicates it uses the work number. no response. three big business lobbying groups, no response. >> calls

equifax says you can call or e-mail twnfreeze@equifax.com.ot get a decision until you unfreeze it. how long will that take? equifax says once you verify yo bn mentioning, the super bowl is tomorrow right here on nbc bay area. the cincinnati bengals taking on the l.a. rams. the bay area will be well represented. among the bay area bengals, offensive coordinator brian callahan, a concord's de lasalle high school. his dad is former raiders' head coach bill callahan who led oakland to the super bowl in 2002. brian calls his father his biggest fan. >> my dad has been my biggest mentor and my most ardent supporters, if you will. i mean he has been a huge, huge person for me to lean on outside of just being my father. >> other bay area bengals include running back joe mixon. cornerback chidobe awuzie who went to san jose's oak grove. michael thomas, a safety from s maybe more so in the stands than on the field. at least that's what one performance psychologist believes. he argues the stress level in sports may be harder on the fans than the athletes

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that is what caused the equifax data breach. was it simply a failure of the i.t. department to not do a firmware update that was simply to be done. -- that was needed to be done. really comfortable with the answers you've given. while we haven't seen any data breaches in the 30 years i spent in i.t. and data security, i could tell you, the question is not if you are going to be hacked -- it is when. it is a race to stay ahead of the bad guy. i use the analogy of when i used to hunt in alaska. we would go bear hunting and put on a pair of tennis shoes. if we see a grizzly, i want to have my tennis shoes on, they would say, you cannot run a grizzly, and they would say, i just have to outrun you. you have to stay a step away in front of someone else. it sounds like i've already heard the answer to this question -- but do you have all the tools you need to keep carrying out this level of privacy and security, or are there additional things we can do in congress to help? >> at the moment, i think we are in pretty good shape. we have the flexibility and tools that we ne