A viral but unsubstantiated claim that nearly every american had their social security number (ssn) leaked in a massive data breach spread like wildfire this week, stemming from the alleged hack. A class action lawsuit has brought attention to an alleged hack of a data broker and a dataset that contains personal information, including social security numbers. The hacking group usdod claimed it had stolen personal records, including social security info, of 2.9 billion people from national public data. If other countries were affected too, that could reduce the number of social security numbers involved In addition, much of the information leaked may have already been available elsewhere, he said. 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. Hackers just leaked a bunch of social security numbers Here's what to know initial reports said hackers stole over 2.9 billion data entries.
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