You know how you have to put your Social Security number on everything these days for "security"?
Yeah, well...
From the LA Times:
About four months after a notorious hacking group claimed to have stolen an extraordinary amount of sensitive personal information from a major data broker, a member of the group has reportedly released most of it for free on an online marketplace for stolen personal data.
Yes, your data is probably out there right now for anyone to use.
The breach, which includes Social Security numbers and other sensitive data, could power a raft of identity theft, fraud and other crimes, said Teresa Murray, consumer watchdog director for the U.S. Public Information Research Group.
'If this in fact is pretty much the whole dossier on all of us, it certainly is much more concerning' than prior breaches, Murray said in an interview. 'And if people weren't taking precautions in the past, which they should have been doing, this should be a five-alarm wake-up call for them.'
I am so glad the adults are back in charge and that we have diversity to protect us!
The information consists of about 2.7 billion records, each of which includes a person's full name, address, date of birth, Social Security number and phone number, along with alternate names and birth dates, Felice claimed.
I was never going to see a penny of Social Security anyway, but since the government now requires us to use it everywhere, people can steal my identity and do all sorts of horrible things.
The LA Times says placing a "freeze" on new credit accounts is the best way to protect yourself:
[E]xperts say you should put a freeze on your credit files at the three major credit bureaus, Experian, Equifax and TransUnion. You can do so for free, and it will prevent criminals from taking out loans, signing up for credit cards and opening financial accounts under your name. The catch is that you'll need to remember to lift the freeze temporarily if you are obtaining or applying for something that requires a credit check.
I'm sure the government will get around to doing something about this when they're not busy trying to trans the kids or take away our guns.
Best of luck to you all!
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