A Big Data Breach: What You Need to Know
The Consequences of the Data Breach
According to USAToday, A big mistake has happened. A group of hackers took private information from a company called National Public Data. They took names, addresses, and Social Security numbers from many Americans. This is a problem because the hackers can now sell this information to other people.
The hackers are trying to sell this information for $3.5 million. Someone else also shared the information on a forum, which means many people have seen it. This is scary because people’s personal information is being shared without permission. We don’t know what the hackers will do with this information, but it’s possible they could use it to steal people’s identities.
National Public Data Breach: What You Need to Know to Stay Safe (PHOTO: GOOGLE)
Stay Safe Online: Essential Steps to Protect Your Identity
What can we do to protect ourselves? We should make sure our computer’s antivirus software is up to date, change our passwords, and use extra security checks when we log in. We should also check our credit reports to see if anyone is using our information. And we should be careful when we get emails or messages from people we don’t know, because they might try to trick us into giving them more information.
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