How to Protect Yourself in the Age of Massive Data Breaches
A hacking group released sensitive personal data from 2.7 billion records, including Social Security numbers, stolen from National Public Data, raising significant concerns about identity theft and fraud. Experts warn that this breach could enable criminals to take over accounts or create fake ones despite the absence of email addresses and photos in the leaked data. Scammers may exploit the breach by posing as legitimate entities to extract more information from victims.
Editor’s Note: This article is a stark reminder of the vulnerability of our digital information. The security of our data is more critical than ever, yet it remains frighteningly fragile. This highlights the urgent need for consumers to take proactive measures: freezing credit, using strong, unique passwords, and enabling two-factor authentication are essential in safeguarding identities. It’s vital to stay vigilant against phishing attempts and avoid clicking on unsolicited links or sharing sensitive information online.
In an era where data breaches are alarmingly common, the fear that our personal information is never truly safe is both real and justified. [See also: Mother of All Breaches: 26 Billion Records Stolen From Social Media, Government Agencies, Global Tech Outage Shows Dangers of Centralized Internet, Hackers Defacing Website of House of Representatives Shows Philippines Not Ready For Digitalization]
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Every computer has a backdoor according to Edward Snowden. The popular ad “Intel Inside” on most computers speaks a lot of who really are behind these hackings and intel data collection. It seems that data were stolen from several computers worldwide in preparation for the groundwork of a massive scam that will convince people soon to take a microchip implant to secure their digital transactions. The globalists want to microchip us by 2026.
Thanks for this reminder, it’s been so long since Snowden and it seems very few undestands the value of data privacy. Too many people still posting their “thing” online!
BDO already has the complete Social Security Numbers (SSN) of their Fil-Am depositors by asking it from them. No SSN no withdrawals. BDO has been doing this despite of warnings given by US federal government to its Fil-Am citizens not to divulge their complete SSN to anyone. My brother was a victim of this kind of extortion by BDO. He decided not to give his SSN so he was not able to withdraw his remaining money.
oh wow! To think that of all the banks in the Philippines, BDO has been the subject of various cyber attacks! –