Social Security numbers
This Is the ‘Hacking’ Investigation Into Journalist Who Clicked ‘View Source’ on Government Website
Internal law enforcement documents show how Missouri authorities went after a journalist who was accused of hacking for what was a simple act of journalism.
Governor Wants to Prosecute Journalist Who Clicked ‘View Source’ on Government Site
A St. Louis Post-Dispatch journalist found 100,000 Social Security numbers exposed in a government website, and reported the flaw to the government.
Ransomwared Bank Tells Customers It Lost Their SSNs
A data breach that already hit bank employees just got much worse
Ransomware Gang Fully Doxes Bank Employees in Extortion Attempt
Hackers posted the alleged names, social security numbers, and home addresses of several Flagstar Bank workers.
Children’s Personal Data and SSNs Are Being Sold on the Dark Web
The data includes names, phone numbers, addresses, and Social Security Numbers.
Facebook Has Hosted Stolen Identities and Social Security Numbers for Years
The social security numbers, addresses, phone numbers, and alleged credit card numbers of dozens of people are being advertised and sold on Facebook. The internet giant deleted some of them after Motherboard flagged the posts.
Replacing Social Security Numbers Is Harder Than You Think
Social security numbers are bad, but it's really hard to do better.
Class Action Lawyers Say Equifax Can’t Prevent You From Suing Them
If you checked to see if your social security number was stolen, there's no need to worry that you've signed away your right to join a class action lawsuit.
Firm Hired to Monitor Data Breaches Is Hacked, 143 Million Social Security Numbers Stolen
Equifax reveals hackers recently stole all kinds of sensitive data from its servers.
Things a Criminal Could Do With 9 Million Hacked Health Care Records
A hacker is advertising 9 million records supposedly hacked from a health care insurance database. But what could they actually be used for?