Data breach: DOGE 'accidentally' leaked the whole Social Security database [pdf]
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.577321/gov.uscourts.mdd.577321.197.0.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.577321/gov.uscourts.mdd.577321.197.0.pdf
7 Comments
Zer0_F0x@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 220d
Lol the shit hurricane from this is gonna be off the charts
TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 220d
Will it? Will a billionaire finally pay for a single crime?
Zer0_F0x@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 220d
Oh, no, that's not what I meant. The amount of identity theft and fraud is gonna skyrocket, but the rich won't pay a dime.
At best they'll try implementing tighter security here and there, but because the government is responsible for this leak they'll ask for taxpayer money to do it.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 220d
You might be right but I dunno. Did the Experian leak a few years ago cause a spike in identity fraud? I think like 200 million people's SSN and other PII was leaked at that time. I almost felt like it (kind of) didn't matter because if everyone's info is out there, why would any specific individual be more of a target than others?
voracitude@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 220d
TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 220d
Interesting. I had some weirdo states away filing claims on my health insurance. (Btw insurance company aggressively didn't care and treated me like I was weird for reporting it, then ultimately said they'd never address it and it was on me to call the provider to dispute it, as if I should care more about their money getting stolen than they do) Never quite figured out how or why that happened, I guess it somehow could be due to the Experian leak.
As far as fraudulent charges, I've always had those. Probably once every year or two at minimum a random charge I had nothing to do with shows up. I don't think it's increased.
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 220d
Accidentallybabyfarmer@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 220d
Of course they did. I don't know why I would have expected anything else.