Hackers May Have Leaked Every American's Social Security Information
Briefly

from Futurism8 months ago
A background check site breach may have exposed billions of Social Security records, affecting individuals across the US, UK, and Canada.
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The unencrypted cache includes a vast amount of records linking individuals to Social Security numbers and addresses, raising serious privacy concerns.
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Persons on a hacking forum sold access to more than 2.9 billion records from National Public Data, claiming it data for nearly everyone in the US.
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Reports confirmed that at least some of the hacked records were accurate, albeit some individuals found their information linked to incorrect Social Security numbers.
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