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I would guess the hack included data that's not included in those services. Licenses, for example, often come with an audit/validation number that allows for t
by tyingq 3y ago
I would guess the hack included data that's not included in those services. Licenses, for example, often come with an audit/validation number that allows for things like online change of address, useful for identity theft. And probably other data elements that are also sensitive (SSN, etc).
- dopidopHN 3y agoWhy does the SSN has to be secret? Is that a legacy thing ? Or maybe a product of not everyone having id ? Would the combo name + DOB + county of birth be equivalent as unique identifier ? Just trying to get context, I also lived in place where SSN are not a big deal because they are not used to prouve anything
- wildrhythms 3y agoUnfortunately, and much to the detriment of the American people, many companies have been using SSN (or the last 4 digits, etc) as a password of sorts for decades. And with just a SSN + some other simple identifying information, an attacker could persuade a customer service representative to give them control of an account that is 'secured' in this way.