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Ilandar@aussie.zone to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

The Secret Weapon Hackers Can Use to Dox Nearly Anyone in America for $15

www.404media.co

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The Secret Weapon Hackers Can Use to Dox Nearly Anyone in America for $15

www.404media.co

Ilandar@aussie.zone to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago
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Most Americans have very little choice but to provide their personal information to credit bureaus. Hackers have found a way into that data supply chain, and are advertising access in group chats used by violent criminals who rob, assault, and shoot targets.
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  • lazylion_ca@lemmy.ca
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    Tldr: the credit bureaus are selling your information.

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      deleted by creator

      • Bleeping Lobster@lemmy.world
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        I wonder, could this problem be solved by adding some ‘junk’ data to each access request? With that junk data being a unique identifier, so the authorities can setup a sting to catch whoever is selling access

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          Without legislation forcing it, why would they bother? They already have enough separation from the crimes to avoid legal repercussions, and they get to sell data with the “this will be used for profitable criminal activity” premium baked into the original sale price.

          It’s like expecting Nestle to take any steroids action (weird auto-correct) to prevent child slavery. Why are they going to stir the pot and screw up the nice thing they have going?

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            I’m torn, but I think I’d take steroids to prevent child slavery.

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              Do we have c/ABrandNewSentence

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                Build it and they will come edit someone already did!

                lemmy.world/c/BrandNewSentence

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              But you know Nestle wouldn’t. To them child slavery is like steroids on steroids.

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            Slight tangent, but autocorrect seems to have gotten terrible the last year or so. My theory: as more and more people are using it, the initial dataset is being diluted by more and more bad typers. Instead of improving the dataset, it’s pulling it in so many different directions that it doesn’t know which way is up anymore

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      This is just wrong on every level!

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    I’d like to crowdsource the collection of all the data of the USA congress, and then send a complete copy to them, and any remaining newspapers.

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      John Oliver beat you to it.

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        I wish he had the balls to follow through with it

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        🤣🤣🤣

        I’m thinking that I saw that. I’m claiming that yes. I likely stole that from him.

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      It’s now illegal to sell information of sitting politicians.

      (Them, Probably)

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    Definitely read “hookers”… disappointed.

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      Hey why not. No gatekeeping here; democratize doxxy shit ✊💅

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    I’ll give you $20 if you dox me

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      I did but found you have less than $20 in your savings…

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        Since you already did, it is sunk cost so post my info

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