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What you can do about the massive data breach that probably exposed all of your personal info

A recent data breach exposed sensitive information including social security numbers for billions of people globally, potentially leading to a significant increase in identity theft and cybercrimes. Here’s what you need to know, and what you should do about it.

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Massive data break leaks billions of Social Security numbers

The USDoD hacking group breached National Public Data (NPD), a data broker offering personal information for background checks. This is not an ordinary data breach.

Over 2.7 billion records were stolen, with an unparalleled amount of information.

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