AT&T has finally confirmed it is impacted by a data breach affecting 73 million current and former customers after initially denying the leaked data originated from them.

AT&T has finally confirmed it is impacted by a data breach affecting 73 million current and former customers after initially denying the leaked data originated from them.

  • Got_Bent@lemmy.worldEnglish
    24·
    8 months ago

    Eventually we’re gonna have to have a way to change our social security number like we do with credit cards when they get hacked.

    • jkrtn@lemmy.mlEnglish
      14·
      8 months ago

      Why would that ever be possible? None of this hacking is a problem that affects rich people. Why would the United States do a law that helps normal people?

    • TheKMAP@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
      4·
      8 months ago

      It would be better to treat SSN as a username, because that’s exactly what it is. It shouldn’t be used as a secret for security purposes.

    • ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      8 months ago

      you can.

      We can assign a different number only if:

      • Sequential numbers assigned to members of the same family are causing problems.

      • More than one person is assigned or using the same number.

      • A victim of identity theft, who has attempted to fix problems resulting from the misuse but continues to be disadvantaged by using the original number.

      • There is a situation of harassment, abuse or life endangerment.

      • An individual has religious or cultural objections to certain numbers or digits in the original number. (We require written documentation in support of the objection from a religious group with which the number holder has an established relationship.) To request a different Social Security number, contact your local Social Security office for an in-person appointment.

      https://faq.ssa.gov/en-us/Topic/article/KA-02220

      • PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        8 months ago

        This is actually a horrible implementation though, because they just tie your new number to your old number. They don’t invalidate your old number at all. So now you have two SSNs that can be used to steal your identity.