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A #PuertoRico Government Agency Exposed 1 Million #SocialSecurityNumbers

The government agency that collects property #taxes in Puerto Rico inadvertently exposed the #SocialSecurity numbers of approximately 1 million people, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo and ProPublica learned.

It was the latest #cybersecurity lapse for the Puerto Rico government, which in the past three years has seen technology #breaches interrupt government services, take websites offline and lead to citizens’ personal information being published on the dark web.
#privacy #security #breach #ssn

https://www.propublica.org/article/puerto-rico-crim-data-breach

A #PuertoRico Government Agency Exposed 1 Million #SocialSecurityNumbers

The government agency that collects property #taxes in Puerto Rico inadvertently exposed the #SocialSecurity numbers of approximately 1 million people, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo and ProPublica learned.

It was the latest #cybersecurity lapse for the Puerto Rico government, which in the past three years has seen technology #breaches interrupt government services, take websites offline and lead to citizens’ personal information being published on the dark web.
#privacy #security #breach #ssn

https://www.propublica.org/article/puerto-rico-crim-data-breach

A #PuertoRico Government Agency Exposed 1 Million #SocialSecurityNumbers

The government agency that collects property #taxes in Puerto Rico inadvertently exposed the #SocialSecurity numbers of approximately 1 million people, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo and ProPublica learned.

It was the latest #cybersecurity lapse for the Puerto Rico government, which in the past three years has seen technology #breaches interrupt government services, take websites offline and lead to citizens’ personal information being published on the dark web.
#privacy #security #breach #ssn

https://www.propublica.org/article/puerto-rico-crim-data-breach

A #PuertoRico Government Agency Exposed 1 Million #SocialSecurityNumbers

The government agency that collects property #taxes in Puerto Rico inadvertently exposed the #SocialSecurity numbers of approximately 1 million people, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo and ProPublica learned.

It was the latest #cybersecurity lapse for the Puerto Rico government, which in the past three years has seen technology #breaches interrupt government services, take websites offline and lead to citizens’ personal information being published on the dark web.
#privacy #security #breach #ssn

https://www.propublica.org/article/puerto-rico-crim-data-breach

A #PuertoRico Government Agency Exposed 1 Million #SocialSecurityNumbers

The government agency that collects property #taxes in Puerto Rico inadvertently exposed the #SocialSecurity numbers of approximately 1 million people, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo and ProPublica learned.

It was the latest #cybersecurity lapse for the Puerto Rico government, which in the past three years has seen technology #breaches interrupt government services, take websites offline and lead to citizens’ personal information being published on the dark web.
#privacy #security #breach #ssn

https://www.propublica.org/article/puerto-rico-crim-data-breach

Blank Rome Sued Over Breach Exposing Data of Over 57,000 People

Blank Rome LLP was hit with a proposed class action Monday alleging it negligently failed to protect the…
#Italy #Europe #Europa #EU #Rome #civilfraud #classactions #contractlaw #databreaches #digitalprivacy #identitytheft #invasionofprivacy #negligence #paymentcards #SocialSecuritynumbers #spam #taxidentificationnumbers
https://www.europesays.com/italy/30065/

Gizmodo: Danish Privacy Activist Arrested for Posting Prime Minister’s Phone Number. “Danish right-wing privacy activist Lars Kragh Andersen posted a video Friday of his arrest by police in Denmark—a video that has now racked up over 8 million views on X. Andersen says he was arrested for posting his two favorite numbers, the social security number of Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette […]

Gizmodo: Danish Privacy Activist Arrested for Posting Prime Minister’s Phone Number. “Danish right-wing privacy activist Lars Kragh Andersen posted a video Friday of his arrest by police in Denmark—a video that has now racked up over 8 million views on X. Andersen says he was arrested for posting his two favorite numbers, the social security number of Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette […]

Trump’s Voting Database Plan Is Unlawful, Judge Rules

Topline A federal judge struck down the Trump administration’s effort to expand the use of a database with…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #courtruling #databaseofamericansinformation #DonaldTrump #Headlines #lawsuit #novembermidterms #Privacy #save #socialsecuritynumbers #TopStories #Trumpadministration #voterrolls
https://www.newsbeep.com/605680/

https://www.europesays.com/news/43904/ Trump’s Voting Database Plan Is Unlawful, Judge Rules #CourtRuling #DatabaseOfAmericansInformation #DonaldTrump #Headlines #Lawsuit #News #NovemberMidterms #Privacy #SAVE #SocialSecurityNumbers #TopStories #TrumpAdministration #VoterRolls

Ars Technica: My SSN was exposed in a breach at Columbia—a school I have no connection with. “A weird text from my dad in February sent me on a months-long quest to solve a mystery that has been troubling an odd group of victims from a Columbia University data breach last year. That group? People with absolutely no connection to the school. The text included a photo of a letter from Columbia, […]

Ars Technica: My SSN was exposed in a breach at Columbia—a school I have no connection with. “A weird text from my dad in February sent me on a months-long quest to solve a mystery that has been troubling an odd group of victims from a Columbia University data breach last year. That group? People with absolutely no connection to the school. The text included a photo of a letter from Columbia, […]

The Real Cost of Downsizing Social Security

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.newyorker.com/news/deep-state-diaries/the-real-cost-of-downsizing-social-security

Reuters: Medicare portal database exposed US health providers’ Social Security numbers, WaPo reports. “A Medicare portal database exposed U.S. health providers’ Social Security numbers, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The Post reported that the database was used to populate a directory created last year by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to help seniors search for […]

Reuters: Medicare portal database exposed US health providers’ Social Security numbers, WaPo reports. “A Medicare portal database exposed U.S. health providers’ Social Security numbers, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The Post reported that the database was used to populate a directory created last year by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to help seniors search for […]

Lifehacker: This Massive Data Breach Leaked 2.7 Million Social Security Numbers. “Another massive data breach has compromised millions of Americans’ healthcare data and sensitive information. Navia Benefit Solutions, a benefits administrator for more than 10,000 U.S. employers, has disclosed a hack that affects nearly 2.7 million individuals, according to a March 18 filing with the Maine […]

Lifehacker: This Massive Data Breach Leaked 2.7 Million Social Security Numbers. “Another massive data breach has compromised millions of Americans’ healthcare data and sensitive information. Navia Benefit Solutions, a benefits administrator for more than 10,000 U.S. employers, has disclosed a hack that affects nearly 2.7 million individuals, according to a March 18 filing with the Maine […]

PC Magazine: Exposed Database Was Storing More Than 1 Billion Social Security Numbers. “A database indexed using Elasticsearch was left open on the internet, according to security provider UpGuard. The stockpile contained 3 billion records, including email addresses and passwords, along with another dataset of 2.7 billion records, including SSNs.”

PC Magazine: Exposed Database Was Storing More Than 1 Billion Social Security Numbers. “A database indexed using Elasticsearch was left open on the internet, according to security provider UpGuard. The stockpile contained 3 billion records, including email addresses and passwords, along with another dataset of 2.7 billion records, including SSNs.”

Mashable: DOGE’s insecure Social Security database part of secretive cybersecurity nightmare, report claims. “Last month, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was accused of creating a live cloud copy of every U.S. citizens’ Social Security information, one without appropriate security oversight or tracking to determine who accessed the data. A concerning new report from the Homeland […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/28/mashable-doges-insecure-social-security-database-part-of-secretive-cybersecurity-nightmare-report-claims/

The Register: Social Security admin denies DB data leak, DOGEs questions about a copy. “The Social Security Administration (SSA) has disputed a whistleblower’s allegations that claimed DOGE made an unauthorized, unsecured copy of a critical database – but it’s what the denial doesn’t say that speaks volumes.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/22/the-register-social-security-admin-denies-db-data-leak-doges-questions-about-a-copy/

The Register: DOGE accused of duplicating critical Social Security database on unsecured cloud. “A Social Security Administration employee has filed a whistleblower complaint alleging that Donald Trump’s DOGE cost-cutting unit has put the records of every single American at risk by duplicating an agency database in an unauthorized cloud environment.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/27/the-register-doge-accused-of-duplicating-critical-social-security-database-on-unsecured-cloud/

The Register: DOGE accused of duplicating critical Social Security database on unsecured cloud. “A Social Security Administration employee has filed a whistleblower complaint alleging that Donald Trump’s DOGE cost-cutting unit has put the records of every single American at risk by duplicating an agency database in an unauthorized cloud environment.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/27/the-register-doge-accused-of-duplicating-critical-social-security-database-on-unsecured-cloud/

Highly Sensitive #Medical #Cannabis #Patient Data Exposed by #Unsecured Database

Nearly a million records, which appear to be linked to a medical-cannabis-card company in #Ohio, included #SocialSecurity numbers, government IDs, health conditions, and more.
#privacy #ssn #socialsecuritynumbers #security #leak

https://www.wired.com/story/highly-sensitive-medical-cannabis-patient-data-exposed-by-unsecured-database/

Highly Sensitive #Medical #Cannabis #Patient Data Exposed by #Unsecured Database

Nearly a million records, which appear to be linked to a medical-cannabis-card company in #Ohio, included #SocialSecurity numbers, government IDs, health conditions, and more.
#privacy #ssn #socialsecuritynumbers #security #leak

https://www.wired.com/story/highly-sensitive-medical-cannabis-patient-data-exposed-by-unsecured-database/

Highly Sensitive #Medical #Cannabis #Patient Data Exposed by #Unsecured Database

Nearly a million records, which appear to be linked to a medical-cannabis-card company in #Ohio, included #SocialSecurity numbers, government IDs, health conditions, and more.
#privacy #ssn #socialsecuritynumbers #security #leak

https://www.wired.com/story/highly-sensitive-medical-cannabis-patient-data-exposed-by-unsecured-database/

Highly Sensitive #Medical #Cannabis #Patient Data Exposed by #Unsecured Database

Nearly a million records, which appear to be linked to a medical-cannabis-card company in #Ohio, included #SocialSecurity numbers, government IDs, health conditions, and more.
#privacy #ssn #socialsecuritynumbers #security #leak

https://www.wired.com/story/highly-sensitive-medical-cannabis-patient-data-exposed-by-unsecured-database/

Highly Sensitive #Medical #Cannabis #Patient Data Exposed by #Unsecured Database

Nearly a million records, which appear to be linked to a medical-cannabis-card company in #Ohio, included #SocialSecurity numbers, government IDs, health conditions, and more.
#privacy #ssn #socialsecuritynumbers #security #leak

https://www.wired.com/story/highly-sensitive-medical-cannabis-patient-data-exposed-by-unsecured-database/

PCMag: Site Behind Major SSN Leak Returns With Detailed Data on Millions: How to Opt Out. “The site shut down in December amid a wave of lawsuits against parent company Jericho Pictures after a breach exposed an estimated 272 million unique SSNs and 600 million phone numbers. Since then, the site has been relatively dormant. But today, we spotted the nationalpublicdata.com domain springing back […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/13/site-behind-major-ssn-leak-returns-with-detailed-data-on-millions-how-to-opt-out-pcmag/

Why Many #Amish People Don't Actually Have #SocialSecurityNumbers

https://www.grunge.com/1879760/do-amish-people-have-social-security-numbers/

Why Many #Amish People Don't Actually Have #SocialSecurityNumbers

https://www.grunge.com/1879760/do-amish-people-have-social-security-numbers/

TechCrunch: Hertz says customers’ personal data and driver’s licenses stolen in data breach. “The stolen data varies by region, but largely includes Hertz customer names, dates of birth, contact information, driver’s licenses, payment card information, and workers’ compensation claims. Hertz said a smaller number of customers had their Social Security numbers taken in the breach, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/17/techcrunch-hertz-says-customers-personal-data-and-drivers-licenses-stolen-in-data-breach/

Trump Releases The JFK Files, Accomplishing Nearly Nothing Beyond Doxxing Lots Of Folks

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/20/trump-releases-the-jfk-files-accomplishing-nearly-nothing-beyond-doxxing-lots-of-folks/

Trump Releases The JFK Files, Accomplishing Nearly Nothing Beyond Doxxing Lots Of Folks

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/20/trump-releases-the-jfk-files-accomplishing-nearly-nothing-beyond-doxxing-lots-of-folks/

Government Executive: #SSA weighs axing payments to 170,000 beneficiaries who have payees without #SocialSecurityNumbers

https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/03/ssa-weighs-axing-payments-170000-beneficiaries/403740/

Government Executive: #SSA weighs axing payments to 170,000 beneficiaries who have payees without #SocialSecurityNumbers

https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/03/ssa-weighs-axing-payments-170000-beneficiaries/403740/

https://npd.pentester.com/ - Are you part of the recent US #Data #Breach? Search by name and state, and it'll show you a frightening amount of information ... with redacted #SocialSecurityNumbers

https://npd.pentester.com/ - Are you part of the recent US #Data #Breach? Search by name and state, and it'll show you a frightening amount of information ... with redacted #SocialSecurityNumbers

National Public Data leaked passwords online https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/08/national-public-data-leaked-passwords-online #socialsecuritynumbers #nationalpublicdata #Privacy #scraped #News #SSN

National Public Data leaked passwords online https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/08/national-public-data-leaked-passwords-online #socialsecuritynumbers #nationalpublicdata #Privacy #scraped #News #SSN

#NationalPublicData confirms massive data breach included #SocialSecurityNumbers

Social Security numbers, names, addresses, email addresses and phone numbers were in the 2.9 billion records within a data #breach. #Security firm Pentester.com tool tells you if your data is involved.
#privacy

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2024/08/17/social-security-hack-national-public-data-confirms/74843810007/

#NationalPublicData confirms massive data breach included #SocialSecurityNumbers

Social Security numbers, names, addresses, email addresses and phone numbers were in the 2.9 billion records within a data #breach. #Security firm Pentester.com tool tells you if your data is involved.
#privacy

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2024/08/17/social-security-hack-national-public-data-confirms/74843810007/

Largest Data Breach Ever? Lawsuit Against National Public Data for Allegedly Compromising Data of 3 Billion People https://thecyberexpress.com/national-public-data-3-billion-people/ #SocialSecurityNumbers #TheCyberExpressNews #NationalPublicData #CybersecurityNews #JericoPicturesInc #TheCyberExpress #DataBreachNews #FirewallDaily #cybersecurity #identitytheft #HackerClaims #dataprivacy #HackerNews #cybercrime #databreach #Hackers #Lawsuit #SSN

Largest Data Breach Ever? Lawsuit Against National Public Data for Allegedly Compromising Data of 3 Billion People https://thecyberexpress.com/national-public-data-3-billion-people/ #SocialSecurityNumbers #TheCyberExpressNews #NationalPublicData #CybersecurityNews #JericoPicturesInc #TheCyberExpress #DataBreachNews #FirewallDaily #cybersecurity #identitytheft #HackerClaims #dataprivacy #HackerNews #cybercrime #databreach #Hackers #Lawsuit #SSN

Largest Data Breach Ever? Lawsuit Against National Public Data for Allegedly Compromising Data of 3 Billion People https://thecyberexpress.com/national-public-data-3-billion-people/ #SocialSecurityNumbers #TheCyberExpressNews #NationalPublicData #CybersecurityNews #JericoPicturesInc #TheCyberExpress #DataBreachNews #FirewallDaily #cybersecurity #identitytheft #HackerClaims #dataprivacy #HackerNews #cybercrime #databreach #Hackers #Lawsuit #SSN

Largest Data Breach Ever? Lawsuit Against National Public Data for Allegedly Compromising Data of 3 Billion People https://thecyberexpress.com/national-public-data-3-billion-people/ #SocialSecurityNumbers #TheCyberExpressNews #NationalPublicData #CybersecurityNews #JericoPicturesInc #TheCyberExpress #DataBreachNews #FirewallDaily #cybersecurity #identitytheft #HackerClaims #dataprivacy #HackerNews #cybercrime #databreach #Hackers #Lawsuit #SSN

More than 3 dozen West Chester University students had #SocialSecuritynumbers fraudulently used
#fraud

https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/west-chester-university-social-security-numbers-irs/

More than 3 dozen West Chester University students had #SocialSecuritynumbers fraudulently used
#fraud

https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/west-chester-university-social-security-numbers-irs/

TechcrunchSecurity: Forever 21 data breach affects half a million people https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/31/forever-21-data-breach-half-million/ #socialsecuritynumbers #cybersecurity #creditcard #databreach #forever21 #Security

TechcrunchSecurity: Forever 21 data breach affects half a million people https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/31/forever-21-data-breach-half-million/ #socialsecuritynumbers #cybersecurity #creditcard #databreach #forever21 #Security