Tag: Social Security Numbers
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See If Your Social Security Number Is Part of the National Public Data Breach
How you can check if your Social Security number is part of the data theft, and how to secure your personal …
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Was Your Social Security Number Stolen in the National Public Data Breach? What to Do
If you are one of the 2.9 billion people whose information was reportedly stolen in the massive data hack, here are steps you can take to …
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How to change your Social Security Number
After seeing their Social Security Number (SSN) leaked in the AT&T breach, some US citizens are wondering if and how they can change their …
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Social Security Numbers were exposed in 69% of breaches in 2023
Synthetic identity fraud was analyzed in a recent report by TransUnion. Synthetic fraud is the use of personally identifiable information …
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Social Security Numbers Most Targeted Sensitive Data
Social Security Numbers (SSN) are the type of sensitive data most commonly targeted in data breaches in the United States, according to new …
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Children’s Personal Data and SSNs Are Being Sold on the Dark Web
Even if they may not be able to really do anything about it, children are not immune to identity theft. A data broker on several dark web …
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Senators push to ditch social security numbers in light of Equifax hack
Eyeing more secure alternatives to social security numbers, lawmakers in the U.S. are looking …
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Replacing US Social Security Numbers With Estonia’s Cryptographic Model?
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Replacing Social Security Numbers
Replacing Social Security Numbers In the wake of the Equifax break, I’ve heard calls to replace Social Security numbers. Steve Bellovin …
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Replacing Social Security Numbers Is Harder Than You Think
Social security numbers are bad, but it’s really hard to do better if you want to do things like match records for credit reports, …
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Equifax aftermath: How to protect against identity theft
Who here is scrambling around in the aftermath of the recent breach at Equifax to figure out if you’ve been compromised? Who here is wondering what to do about it if you are? Read full news article on Malwarebytes Unpacked
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Equifax: highlighting the problems with social security numbers
People have been banging the drum for years, but perhaps now the massive Equifax breach will force the issue to the forefront: it’s way, way past time to dump social security numbers (SSNs) as a national ID in the United States, as SSNs are a terrible way to identify or authenticate yourself. Read full news…
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