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Every American's Social Security number, address may have been stolen in hack
« on: August 14, 2024, 06:50:42 pm »
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Every American's Social Security number, address may have been stolen in hack
Daniel Miller
Wed, August 14, 2024 at 12:37 PM

After a group of hackers claimed to have stolen personal information several months ago from a data broker, a member of the group reportedly shared most of the sensitive data on an online forum for stolen data.

The data includes 2.7 billion records of personal information from Americans including their Social Security numbers and physical addresses, Engadget reported, citing Bleeping Computer.
Who is behind the data theft?

A hacking group called USDoD claimed in April to have stolen personal records from National Public Data in a massive data breach.  The NPD is a platform that offers personal information to employers, private investigators, staffing agencies and others doing background checks, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing a class-action lawsuit filed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

USDoD offered to sell the stolen records, which included personal data for everyone in the US, UK, and Canada, to a forum of hackers. USDoD was seeking $3.5 million for the entire database, but piles of the data have been leaked by various entities. ...
More: https://www.yahoo.com/news/every-americans-social-security-number-163724751.html
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Re: Every American's Social Security number, address may have been stolen in hack
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2024, 06:51:12 pm »
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Re: Every American's Social Security number, address may have been stolen in hack
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2024, 06:57:02 pm »
To be safe the U.S. will need a central bank digital currency and biometric identification for every inhabitant and transaction.
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Re: Every American's Social Security number, address may have been stolen in hack
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2024, 07:03:48 pm »
Quote from: rustynail on August 14, 2024, 06:57:02 pm
To be safe the U.S. will need a central bank digital currency and biometric identification for every inhabitant and transaction.

Absolutely! If only our Government would mandate that every American must have an identity chip implanted under their skin, then we could all be safe! :whistle:
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Re: Every American's Social Security number, address may have been stolen in hack
« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2024, 07:04:30 pm »
Just freakin' great...
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Re: Every American's Social Security number, address may have been stolen in hack
« Reply #5 on: August 14, 2024, 07:06:31 pm »
Let's face it...it's not a matter of if...but when. The hackers are smarter. Unless a person lives completely off of the grid, a person is at risk.

I got a notice from Ticketmaster last week informing that my information may have been hacked. I haven't used Ticketmaster in at least ten years.!

So eventually, even now, there is no way to point a finger at any one company.













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#BREAKING: Hackers may have stolen the Social Security numbers of EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN
« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2024, 07:06:47 pm »
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Re: Every American's Social Security number, address may have been stolen in hack
« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2024, 07:32:25 pm »
What data broker had the SSNs of every American?
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Re: Every American's Social Security number, address may have been stolen in hack
« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2024, 07:37:51 pm »
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What data broker had the SSNs of every American?

National Public Data
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Re: Every American's Social Security number, address may have been stolen in hack
« Reply #9 on: August 14, 2024, 07:46:08 pm »
Not the first time; won't be the last.  Just another re-sale of my personally identifiable information (PII) on the dark interwebs.
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Re: Every American's Social Security number, address may have been stolen in hack
« Reply #10 on: August 14, 2024, 08:50:17 pm »
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In that email, the company (National Public Data) also said that it had "purged the entire database, as a whole, of any and all entries, essentially opting everyone out." As a result, it said, it has deleted any "non-public personal information" about people, although it added, "We may be required to retain certain records to comply with legal obligations."

So the company (I guess government ran) say "well it has now deleted the data"... what freaking good is it to delete after every freaking hacker in the world now has access to it. If they didn't need the data, why were they in possession of it, and you know dang well 49 other government agencies have the same data and it is just as likely to be hacked. And the government wants a national register of gun ownership knowing damn well it will be leaked too.

Of course, the government just acts like nothing happened because they are too large to be held accountable. Next time someone asks for my SS#, tell them the government makes it easy to find.
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Re: Every American's Social Security number, address may have been stolen in hack
« Reply #11 on: August 14, 2024, 10:23:12 pm »
Quote from: Sighlass on August 14, 2024, 08:50:17 pm
So the company (I guess government ran) say "well it has now deleted the data"... what freaking good is it to delete after every freaking hacker in the world now has access to it. If they didn't need the data, why were they in possession of it, and you know dang well 49 other government agencies have the same data and it is just as likely to be hacked. And the government wants a national register of gun ownership knowing damn well it will be leaked too.

Of course, the government just acts like nothing happened because they are too large to be held accountable. Next time someone asks for my SS#, tell them the government makes it easy to find.
I remember being asked for the 'last 4 of my social' the first time. I asked how they would know if it was correct? Then I showed them my (original) Social Security Card.

Says right there on the card:"For social security and tax purposes--not for identification"

I guess the new cards just don't say that.
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Re: Every American's Social Security number, address may have been stolen in hack
« Reply #12 on: August 15, 2024, 07:55:19 am »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on August 14, 2024, 10:23:12 pm


Says right there on the card:"For social security and tax purposes--not for identification"
I guess the new cards just don't say that.
I remember being puzzled when the SS card became a democracy facto ID card.
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