Often, we entrust a single company with the keys to our entire lives.
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Often, we entrust a single company with the keys to our entire lives. Conduent is one of those companies and they manage the vast digital paperwork for government agencies and state payrolls. This week they lost 12 billion records. It is the largest data failure in history, and we built a system with a single point of failure. Thieves now have the data to file for your tax refund or steal your benefits. The volume of this leak means your identity is likely available for sale. You must act to protect your money before a criminal uses your name.
🧠 12 billion records leaked from government service portals.
Social Security numbers and bank details are now public.
Criminals use this data to intercept unemployment checks.
🥶 Freeze your Credit NOW to stop identity thieves from opening new loans
️https://gizmodo.com/likely-the-largest-breach-in-u-s-history-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-conduent-fiasco-2000725930
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