The hacking group usdod claimed it had stolen personal records, including social security info, of 2.9 billion people from national public data. 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. If other countries were affected too, that could reduce the number of social security numbers involved
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In addition, much of the information leaked may have already been available elsewhere, he said.
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. 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.