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2.9 billion hit in one of the largest data breaches ever — full names, addresses and SSNs exposed (www.tomsguide.com)

submitted 3 months ago by fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Worth noting looks like this breach was first reported at the start of June

https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/03/usdod_data_dump/

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 2 points 2 months ago

There is a small silver lining, according to the VX team: "The database DOES NOT contain information from individuals who use data opt-out services. Every person who used some sort of data opt-out service was not present." So, we guess this is a good lesson in opting out.

Wonder what the best opt-out service is.

[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

This explains why I've been getting so many Indian scam calls the last few days.

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