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  2. National Public Data confirms breach that exposed Americans ...

    www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/national-public...

    The company revealed that it did suffer a security breach wherein people's names, emails, addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers and mailing addresses had been stolen.

  3. Hackers stole 340,000 Social Security numbers ... - TechCrunch

    techcrunch.com/2024/04/08/hackers-stole-340000...

    U.S. consulting firm Greylock McKinnon Associates (GMA) disclosed a data breach in which hackers stole as many as 341,650 Social Security numbers. The data breach was disclosed on Friday on Maine ...

  4. Hackers may have leaked the Social Security Numbers of every ...

    www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/hackers-may-have...

    In April, hacking collective USDoD attempted to sell 2.9 billion records it claimed was stolen from the company and included personal data on everyone in the US, UK and Canada. The group was ...

  5. Why the heck are SSNs still treated as passwords in the US?

    techcrunch.com/2022/04/28/ssn-is-a-username-not...

    In most of the rest of the world, your SSN-equivalent is treated as a unique identifier. In other words: It is your unique username. In addition to your user name, you’ll need a password to deal ...

  6. Social Security number - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_number

    In the United States, a Social Security number ( SSN) is a nine-digit number issued to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and temporary (working) residents under section 205 (c) (2) of the Social Security Act, codified as 42 U.S.C. § 405 (c) (2). The number is issued to an individual by the Social Security Administration, an independent ...

  7. PSA: no matter what, Equifax may tell you you've been ...

    techcrunch.com/2017/09/08/psa-no-matter-what-you...

    What this means is not only are none of the last names tied to your Social Security number, but there’s no way to tell if you were really impacted. It’s clear Equifax’s goal isn’t to ...

  8. Eric C. Conn - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_C._Conn

    Known for. Social Security fraud scheme. Eric Christopher Conn (born September 29, 1960) is an American former attorney and convicted felon who is best known for his role in orchestrating the largest Social Security fraud scheme in United States history. [ 1] The Social Security Administration estimated that Conn's fraud scheme cost the ...

  9. SSA impersonation scam - Wikipedia

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    SSA impersonation scam. An SSA impersonation scam, or SSA scam, is a class of telecommunications scam targeting citizens of the United States by impersonating Social Security Administration employees. SSA scams are typically initiated through pre-recorded messages, or robocalls, that use social engineering to make victims panic and ensure they ...