2.9B hit in one of largest data breaches; full names and SSNs exposed

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Post by purpleblue » Wed, Aug 07, 2024, 7:18 PM UTC

2.9B hit in one of largest data breaches; full names and SSNs exposed
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Post by kevindamm » Wed, Aug 07, 2024, 7:26 PM UTC

At what point can we start demanding that SSNs be redefined? I've lost track of how many data breaches I've unwittingly been the victim of, and I'm usually more careful and paranoid than most.

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Post by jmclnx » Wed, Aug 07, 2024, 7:27 PM UTC

>As reported by Bloomberg, news of this massive new data breach was revealed as part of a class action lawsuit that was filed at the beginning of this month.

I am so looking forward to getting my 2.99 USD check from this suit. Of course I need to apply for that check via an on-line site and give them all my personal information.

Great time to be alive.

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Post by Lendal » Wed, Aug 07, 2024, 7:29 PM UTC

Are there 2.9B SSNs?

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Post by blackeyeblitzar » Wed, Aug 07, 2024, 7:31 PM UTC

Let me guess they will offer some credit monitoring and move on because we do not have any real consequences for breaches of privacy or security.

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Post by lostmsu » Wed, Aug 07, 2024, 7:33 PM UTC

> HSA provider HealthEquity

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Post by kevindamm » Wed, Aug 07, 2024, 7:36 PM UTC

Lendal wrote: post #4

Are there 2.9B SSNs?

I was wondering this, too. A nine-digit number can only represent 1 billion unique values. Even if you consider Employer Identification Numbers too that wouldn't add up. Probably they mean ID #s from other tax-ID systems in non-US countries, or some equivalent identifier. Maybe pooled with driver's ID numbers? I only have guesses.

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Post by Iulioh » Wed, Aug 07, 2024, 7:36 PM UTC

Lendal wrote: post #4

Are there 2.9B SSNs?

"data including SSNs"

But 2.9B is a number so high that the only way it can be true is that they got some Facebook data or the method they used for scraping data led to A LOT of duplicates

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Post by WithinReason » Wed, Aug 07, 2024, 7:37 PM UTC

Lendal wrote: post #4

Are there 2.9B SSNs?

The plural used implies that at least 2 people had their full name and SSNs exposed. The horror!

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Post by torlok » Wed, Aug 07, 2024, 7:38 PM UTC

Was this US only? I'm from EU, and since yesterday I received 2 threat e-mails in broken English with part of my phone number linked. Never had anything like that happen before.