AT&T Says Personal Information From 73 Million Customers Leaked On The Dark Web—Including Social Security Numbers
AT&T Says Personal Information From 73 Million Customers Leaked On The Dark Web—Including Social Security Numbers
The data leak includes customers’ Social Security numbers, among other information, the company said.
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Hey, does anyone else remember the 2017 Equifax breach? No? Just me?
Yeah, we're all compromised. Thanks, capitalism.
Edit: oh, right - Equifax still gets to continue business!
51 0 ReplyTBD, they did offer $25 in a class action settlement, which probably equates to the value of permanent PII data visibility on the Internet. /S
22 0 ReplyOh i remember.
Not only do they get to continue business, they never received any sort of punishment whatsoever. Not even a fine.
17 0 ReplyNot only that, the service they generously offered to help those affected for free in lieu of fines is a data harvesting goldmine.
You're literally giving the company that lost control of its data, more data to use for marketing and profit.
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IT nerd: Sure, security costs money, but we care about protecting our customers more, right? Right?
Boss: We care about the money more.
30 0 ReplyThe crux of Jurassic Park was that Hammond spared LOTS of expense for IT, lol
12 0 ReplyAnd everything else. Fences, signage, power systems, pre-employment background checks...
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Att: there’s no way it’s ours dude
Att: it was ours dude
13 0 ReplyI think it’s about time we stopped using social security numbers for everything and came up with a better system.
8 0 ReplyCool. Can't wait for someone to steal my identity.
5 0 ReplyIts been almost 50 years since public key cryptography was discovered. The fact that its not used for everything financial now is inexcusable
4 0 ReplyA free year of credit monitoring for 73 million!
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