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Podcast: Fraudology Podcast with Karisse Hendrick
Episode: "2.9 Billion Social Security Numbers Exposed" --Or, Were They?
Description: Fraudology is presented by Sardine. Request a 1:1 product demo at sardine.ai Welcome to the Fraudology Podcast with Karisse Hendrick. In this episode, Karisse delves into the recent headline-grabbing data breach involving nearly 2.9 billion Social Security records. While initial reports painted a dire picture, Karisse breaks down the true scope of the breach and its implications, clarifying that the actual number of unique Social Security numbers compromised is much lower. She shares insights from experts, including reporting by Brian Krebs, and sheds light on how data brokers like nationalpublicdata.com obtain and mishandle such sensitive information. Tune...