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bot@lemmy.smeargle.fansMB to Hacker News@lemmy.smeargle.fans · 11 months ago

Hackers may have leaked the Social Security Numbers of every American

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Hackers may have leaked the Social Security Numbers of every American

www.engadget.com

bot@lemmy.smeargle.fansMB to Hacker News@lemmy.smeargle.fans · 11 months ago
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A huge data leak may include the Social Security Numbers and other personal data of every American.

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    Excuse me, grandma, we need to verify your private ssn-key or we will have to charge you $5,000.

    Boom. Broke. ;)

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      Zero day exploits, to be expected. Obvious simple solution, just upgrade grandma firmware.

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        I… am cautiously curious how that process works.

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          It’s a flash of the grandmother Hardware Interface Protocol.

          You’ve never heard of a HIP replacement?

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            Bravo.

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