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Hackers leak 2.7 billion data records with Social Security numbers (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Almost 2.7 billion records of personal information for people in the United States were leaked on a hacking forum, exposing names, social security numbers, all known physical addresses, and possible aliases.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago

Or maybe a sequence of numbers that were never intended as a means of identification beyond SSI, should not be used as a means of identification that can used to compromise your entire life. But hey, I’ll probably get another 3 years of free identity theft protection. At this rate I’ll never need to pay for it in my lifetime. /s