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Huge data leak dubbed the 'Mother of all Breaches' sees 26 BILLION records leaked from sites including Twitter, Linkedin, and Dropbox - here's how to check if you've been affected
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| 1-22-24
| WILIAM HUNTER
Posted on 01/22/2024 1:34:35 PM PST by dynachrome
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To: dynachrome
Every one of these companies has the same phone answering machine message: “We take your data security very seriously” followed immediately by “Due to heavier than usual call volume...”
I’ve gotten announcements of breaches from probably five or six companies the past month alone, the most recent two days ago. They all offer a free year of credit monitoring. A lot of good multiple credit monitors does.
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posted on
01/22/2024 1:59:31 PM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
To: dynachrome
My score = 0
Hadn’t ever heard of 85% of that list.
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posted on
01/22/2024 1:59:36 PM PST
by
tomkat
( most 'social' media ain't )
To: EEGator
That AFF hack was actually 5-6 years ago
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posted on
01/22/2024 2:00:00 PM PST
by
jpp113
To: fretzer
That’s an all-time high list of breaches. The Adobe and LinkedIn breaches were years ago.
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posted on
01/22/2024 2:00:36 PM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
To: fretzer
“MySpace still exists? :)”
Believe it or not - it does! Musician Justin Timberlake made an investment in it just a few years ago. It’s probably a tax-loss write off for him.
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posted on
01/22/2024 2:01:42 PM PST
by
howlinhound
(Tagline in the shop for repairs.)
To: dynachrome
From what I gather, this isn’t a single new massive data breach. They found another server that aggregated all the previous individual breaches into one convenient place for crooks to do their “shopping.”
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posted on
01/22/2024 2:02:18 PM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
To: dynachrome
None of the above, I am a cypher
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posted on
01/22/2024 2:03:20 PM PST
by
doorgunner69
(When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty)
To: Beowulf9
And that is the rub, eh? 😏 Cybernews is trying to peddle protection software.
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posted on
01/22/2024 2:04:01 PM PST
by
Right Brother
(Pray for God's intervention to stop UMCRevMom's invasion of Free Republic)
To: Alas Babylon!
I worry most about Social Security Numbers. I refuse to share mine anywhere, but it’s a must for health care providers, lending companies, and DMV sites.
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posted on
01/22/2024 2:04:09 PM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
To: 1Old Pro
“One would think that there would be a way to secure data.”
There is, be a perverted democrat cheat.
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posted on
01/22/2024 2:04:28 PM PST
by
chuckb87
To: dynachrome
From the article: "Your personal information may have been leaked grabbed by the Feds which happens all the time but may have been witnessed by a contractor who hasn't signed a Non-Disclosure Agreement."
To: jpp113
So damage is over by now…
I use no social media unless here counts.
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posted on
01/22/2024 2:06:52 PM PST
by
EEGator
To: 1Old Pro
there is....but you’d have to start by changing your name to Epstein...
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posted on
01/22/2024 2:07:01 PM PST
by
mo
("If you understand, no explanation is needed; if you don't understand, no explanation is possible)
To: dynachrome
Don’t use the website in the article - this is obvious click bait advertising.
Use the original and still independently owned site -
https://haveibeenpwned.com/
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posted on
01/22/2024 2:09:58 PM PST
by
Skywise
To: dynachrome; All
Um...I'd be real careful about using the "checker" form and entering your email, or phone number. Why should we trust "cybernews.com"??
Most decent credit check apps will tell you if your info has been compromised, CapitalOne has a free service.
To: dynachrome
MyFitnessPal is on my phone. I don’t have any sensitive information stored there, AFAIK.
To: All
It is fairly simple to do a credit freeze with the 3 big credit reporting agencies these days. If you need credit, ask the loaner which credit agency you need to unlock for a brief period. That said, Equifax got hacked back in 2017...
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posted on
01/22/2024 2:16:18 PM PST
by
EVO X
( )
To: dynachrome
And CBDC will be entirely secure and hack proof.
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posted on
01/22/2024 2:21:56 PM PST
by
OpusatFR
To: dynachrome
Not associated with any of ‘em, and I’m a very high-tech guy.
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posted on
01/22/2024 2:22:38 PM PST
by
BBB333
(The Power Of Trump Compels You!)
To: dynachrome
I forward all such queries to the NSA. Why mess around with middle men?
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