3 Billion records exposed in data breach

A massive breach has exposed nearly 3 billion records, including Social Security numbers and personal details, impacting millions globally. The hack involves a business specializing in background checks.

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[janofb]

Ok, this reporter is awesome. Just the facts, delivered quickly, with a little personal twist thrown in. Give the man a raise.

[mattsmith]

I hope they use my social security number to rebuild my credit lol

[MoreLexMedia]

Notice how ALL the responsibility is on the citizen/ victim.
Gotta love it

[jecock]

And it’s put on the American citizens to protect themselves…… How about we start holding corporations responsible? How about we reach ACTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY……

[DRventura]

There are only 300+ million Americans, how are there 2.9 billion Social security numbers? CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT should be filed against NATIONAL PUBLIC DATA. As well, ANY company or corporation that holds anyone's data when they are no longer with that company or have any business dealings with the previous company should also face a class action lawsuit if there was a data breach. This is happening FAR too frequently and causes a great havoc and financial loss on the individuals affected by this egregious abuse of not protecting one's private and critical information such as the social security details! Americans are already under stress and this is compounding it even more.

[thereasonableconsumer]

A more appropriate term is Social insecurity at this point.

[tigersblood]

And yet the powers that be want our identities to be all digital?

[zeke]

Wait for the next headline- 1 billion bank accounts cleaned out

[davidkeever]

Going to have to show your birth certificate and social security card like the old days to prove who you are. "The originals" not some just printed crap

[metatron]

So what, I'm an underpaid, overworked construction worker in California. If my identity gets stolen, trust me, they'd give it right back!

[dalereal]

Maybe it’s time to get rid of these numbers and go by our identity

[raymondmesa]

That’s how it got out and no one is being held accountable I think the company who uses it wouldn’t my permission needs to be placed in prison!

[david]

They need to give us all a new social security number what kind of bs is this? No one has even officially responded tp this.

[Jay-bpyx]

You will own nothing, and you will be happy

[LillyGbtg]

Thank God I have no credit 😹 On a serious note, this is egregious!

[ClemmieTorrence]

legalrightsguru AI fixes this. Massive breach exposes nearly 3 billion records.

[Tonyrg]

Well i geuss its time to sign up for a global social credit account to rectify this problem.

[elielsandoval.author]

In our future I see paperwork and calculators coming back as the norm, goodbye our trust in technology

[MollyT-zkch]

Why wasn’t this information? Encrypted? Use it on all the federal paperwork identifications. Stupid stupid stupid.

[MollyT-zkch]

IRS has a wonderful way to keep people from ordering credit cards and you having to pay for that. It’s called, non collection status. Even if they get credit under your name, you don’t have to pay for it under this status.