Hackers may have leaked the Social Security Numbers of every American

Re:Hackers may have leaked the Social Security Numbers of ev... by trentnix on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @09:56AM (#41246124)

Fortunately Social Security numbers aren't used for anything other than Social Security! Right?

Right???

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Re:Hackers may have leaked the Social Security Numbers of ev... by rjmunro on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @10:37AM (#41246603)

It's fine to use them for disambiguation purposes. It's not fine to assume that just because I know someone's SSN (and maybe their DOB) I am that person.

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Re:Hackers may have leaked the Social Security Numbers of ev... by PopAlongKid on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @10:04AM (#41246228)

Medicare replace SSNs with a Medicare-specific ID, seems like a move in the right direction.

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