catculation@lemmy.zip to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agoScary AT&T breach leaks up to 70 million Social Security numbers to the dark webwww.macworld.comexternal-linkmessage-square86fedilinkarrow-up1345arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1343arrow-down1external-linkScary AT&T breach leaks up to 70 million Social Security numbers to the dark webwww.macworld.comcatculation@lemmy.zip to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square86fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squareTire@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up46arrow-down1·8 months agoFight Club had it backwards. Instead of attacking the banks to wipe out people’s credit someone should release everyone’s SSN. The mass fraud will make credit useless.
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up14·8 months agoIsn’t 70 million like 1/4 anyway?
minus-squareAtmaJnana@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·8 months agoBetween this Anthem, Target, and OPM, it seems likely that most Americans have their SSN out there for criminals to buy.
minus-squareArtVandalist@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·8 months agoLet’s evolve, let the chips fall where they may.
minus-squarewagoner@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up7·8 months agoThis is brilliant. The government could put out a searchable database.
Fight Club had it backwards. Instead of attacking the banks to wipe out people’s credit someone should release everyone’s SSN. The mass fraud will make credit useless.
Isn’t 70 million like 1/4 anyway?
Between this Anthem, Target, and OPM, it seems likely that most Americans have their SSN out there for criminals to buy.
Let’s evolve, let the chips fall where they may.
This is brilliant. The government could put out a searchable database.