@return2ozma@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml • 1 month ago

Hackers may have stolen the Social Security numbers of every American. How to protect yourself

www.latimes.com

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Hackers may have stolen the Social Security numbers of every American. How to protect yourself

www.latimes.com

@return2ozma@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml • 1 month ago

In an epic data breach, hackers claim to have taken 2.9 billion personal records from National Public Data. Most of the data are leaked online.

Paywall removed: https://archive.is/T7xXg

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17•1 month ago
Maybe use the number for Social Security taxes & benefits only and stop tying everything else to it, which I believe is actually illegal.
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  7•1 month ago
  Yep, but it doesn’t even stop the federal government itself from using it all over.