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2021-08-19 Cyber

T-Mobile admits hackers swiped data of nearly 50 MILLION current, former and prospective customers - including social security numbers

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Posted by Skidmark 2021-08-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1

Here is an idea....
Make the company pay the customers damages to correct and secure their credit profile with credit protection for 5 years.

The SSA & Fed are in seriously need of updated & new restrictions on the use and handling of ALL SSN ID #'s. Like allowing only the last 4 #'s to be stored by the commercial and Medical world.

Because, the Social Security Admin Number was NEVER designed to be used as a Universal National ID. In fact up until the later 1970's our original SSN cards were printed with ...

"FOR SOCIAL SECURITY PURPOSES * NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION

Posted by NN2N1 2021-08-19 06:04|| 2021-08-19 06:04|| Front Page Top

#2 SSA actually handles their data quite well. Others could learn a lot if they just looked.

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-08-19 07:03|| 2021-08-19 07:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Flashback 2015

DHS Secretary Can’t Cite Any Law Authorizing Obama To Give Illegal Aliens Social Security Numbers…

CNSNews.com asked Johnson: “A federal court in Texas v. United States has said giving an illegal alien a Social Security Number is not an act of prosecutorial discretion. What specific law gives the president the authority to give a Social Security Number to a foreign national in the country illegally?”

Rather than answer the question, Johnson instead noted that the administration has appealed the court’s injunction against the administration’s unilateral action on immigration.

He said: “Well, that’s a case that’s on appeal right now. We disagree with the district court’s decision but that’s what appellate courts are for. We’ve appealed the decision. We’re asking for a stay of the injunction. We went to the district judge first and the matter will be resolved in a few days. So that’s in litigation. I believe that the injunction will be reversed in a matter of time.”

Obama’s Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents Program (DAPA) would grant work permits and Social Security Numbers to as many as five million illegal aliens.

Posted by Omirt Johnson2095 2021-08-19 07:51|| 2021-08-19 07:51|| Front Page Top

#4
#2 I agree with some caveats about the SSA security.

But it is clear to me and many others that the commercial & medical industry must be held to a standardized Secure Practices and/or be liable for compensation.

Posted by NN2N1 2021-08-19 10:08|| 2021-08-19 10:08|| Front Page Top

#5 Your credentials, including your SSN, go for about $5 on the darkweb. It's not like they don't already have this information for 20 other sources.

Still, it would be nice if someone somewhere started taking security seriously. If not, then companies should not be permitted to store my credentials at all.

Posted by Angstrom 2021-08-19 10:24|| 2021-08-19 10:24|| Front Page Top

#6 ^ This. They should be entitled to a hash of the data they "need" only. It's about time for there to be a law against use of SSN for any non-SSA activities.

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-08-19 15:09|| 2021-08-19 15:09|| Front Page Top

#7 SSA could use an income stream. How bout they make a business of issuing hard tokens to prove identity?

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-08-19 15:11|| 2021-08-19 15:11|| Front Page Top

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