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Insurance giant says most US customer data stolen in cyber-attack (www.bbc.com)
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[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 60 points 3 days ago (2 children)

At this point everyone should be given new Social security numbers and freash starts. Because all our data is on the dark web.

[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 43 points 3 days ago (2 children)

That'd end up being breached and disseminated very quickly, especially under this administration. They'd vibe code it and all the data would be publicly posted in the source code.

[–] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 days ago

We created a totally secure and definitely unguessable (Probably Unique)™ identifier system - an MD5 hash of FirstnameLastname-DOB

Oh also with this new totally flawless system, you're now legally obligated to recite I'm full your (Probably Unique)™ 32-character hash to any ICE agents who request it. Failure to do so will result in detainment.

For immigrants, we will happily tattoo your (Probably Unique)™ hash on your wrist for your convenience.

[–] altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 days ago

This, or it would be entirely outsourced to the highest commercial bidder which also happens to be something like Google, Meta or Palantir.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Honestly, this one is pretty small potatoes.

Hackers have stolen personal information of a majority of insurance firm Allianz Life's 1.4 million customers in North America, its parent company said.

The German parent company added that the hackers were "able to obtain personally identifiable data related to the majority of Allianz Life's customers, financial professionals, and select Allianz Life employees, using a social engineering technique".

A mere million or two.

https://www.csoonline.com/article/534628/the-biggest-data-breaches-of-the-21st-century.html

Not to imply that the broader security situation isn't a problem, mind.