2.9 billion people may be impacted by massive data breach. What to do if your personal information was stolen
Around 2.9 billion people had their personal information stolen in a massive data breach.
The alleged breach occurred in April and was done by the hacking group USDoD. USDoD claimed to have stolen 2.9 billion people’s records from National Public Data and then sold the information on the dark web.
What to do if your Social Security number was stolen
If your Social Security number has been stolen, the Social Security Administration cannot do anything if someone uses your information.
The first step after finding out that your Social Security number was stolen is to head to the Federal Trade Commission’s IdentityTheft.gov to file a personal recovery plan, which will talk about recovering your identity.
You will also need to contact the Internal Revenue Service to prevent anyone from using your Social Security number to file a tax return or to get a job using your number.
