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Maximum Alert! Billions of SSNs Exposed in a Mega Open Database: Will ALL U.S. Social Security Numbers Have to Be Changed? Already Being Investigated as a National Threat


Security researchers at UpGuard discovered the mysterious database, which also contained billions of email addresses and passwords.

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