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The weirdest ‘3 billion people’ data breach ever
This data leak is large, but is it legit?
As reported by BleepingComputer, the alleged stolen database was offered for sale on the dark web in April by a hacker group known as USDoD for $3.5 million. BleepingComputer reports multiple sources have released partial copies and that each record contains a name, mailing addresses, and social security number, as well as possible aliases in some cases for people in the US, Canada, and UK. Lastly, I want to re-emphasise a point I made earlier on: there were no email addresses in the social security number files.
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