While this is alarming, SSNs have been defacto public for a while because of numerous other breaches. Any institution issuing credit on the sole basis of SSN number + other easily aquired demographics is negligent. The burden of "Identify theft" should at this point is no longer on the victim but the defrauded institution.
While this is alarming, SSNs have been defacto public for a while because of numerous other breaches. Any institution issuing credit on the sole basis of SSN number + other easily aquired demographics is negligent. The burden of "Identify theft" should at this point is no longer on the victim but the defrauded institution.