WHOLE LOT OF HACKING GOING ON!: SORRY! IDENTITY! NO WORRIES - KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR FREE? WHAT!!! EP2

IN THIS EPISODE I DISCUSS THESE ARTICLES AND TOPICS:
1. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS WERE EXPOSED IN 69% OF BREACHES IN 2023
https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/99807-social-security-numbers-were-exposed-in-69-of-breaches-in-2023
2. SCAM ALERT: "OFFICIAL" LETTER CAUSING A PANIC? IT'S PROBABLY NOT FROM SSA!
https://oig.ssa.gov/news-releases/2023-03-08-scam-alert-%E2%80%9Cofficial%E2%80%9D-letter-causing-a-panic-it%E2%80%99s-probably-not-from-ssa/
3. EVERYONE'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. HERE'S HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2019/08/01/everyones-social-security-number-has-been-compromised-heres-how-to-protect-yourself/?sh=3ae4a94229ac
4. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S ROLE IN COMBATTING IDENTITY FRAUD
https://oig.ssa.gov/congressional-testimony/2023-05-25-social-security-administration%E2%80%99s-role-in-combatting-identity-fraud/
5. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS STOLEN IN DEFENSE AGENCY DATA BREACH
https://www.cnet.com/news/privacy/data-breach-hits-us-defense-agency-responsible-for-securing-combat-it/
6. TAKING SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS PUBLIC COULD FIX OUR DATA BREACH CRISIS
https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/05/perspectives/labcorp-quest-diagnostics-data-breach-social-security-numbers/index.html
7. DATA BREACH OF YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams/data-breach-information-for-taxpayers
8. IDENTITY THEFT AND THE DECEASED
https://oag.ca.gov/idtheft/facts/deceased
9. HOW TO LOCK YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
https://www.equifax.com/personal/education/identity-theft/articles/-/learn/how-to-lock-social-security-number/
10. WILL THE EQUIFAX DATA BREACH IMPACT YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2017/09/15/will-the-equifax-data-breach-impact-your-social-security-benefits/105616332/
11. VIEWER TIP REVEALS SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SLIP-UP
https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/investigations/nbc-ct-responds/viewer-tip-reveals-recent-social-security-administration-slip-up/3009796/
12. CMS RESPONDING TO DATA BREACH AT CONTRACTOR
https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-responding-data-breach-contractor
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