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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] 1 points 2 months ago

I mean, NPD stole this data from people without their consent in my eyes, so stealing it back and releasing it for free is fair in my eyes.