Since everyone's social security was hacked are we all doomed?

[Irish Turtle]

For those unaware everyone's social security was breached recently. I got curious and managed to find my own social security number on the internet in the span of 3 minutes. Does this mean that everyone is going to get hacked now and have credit cards opened in their name.

 

[Colon capital V]

>Take my SSN number
>subtract 1
Oh no, I just got someone else's SSN number. I have committed a crime by stealing government info on a person

 

[Staticness]

No. Social security was looted before anyone using this site was even born, to pay for socialism.

 

[Richard Harrow]

Social security has been compromised multiple times in the past. Most are just now hearing about it.

 

[Soup Sammiches]

Social security has run out on you and me. We do whatever we can, gotta duck when the shit hits the fan.

 

[Irish Turtle]

Social security has run out on you and me. We do whatever we can, gotta duck when the shit hits the fan.

social security has other uses you need it to open credit cards someone can steal your number to open a credit card to crash your credit

 

[Toolbox]

social security has other uses you need it to open credit cards someone can steal your number to open a credit card to crash your credit

It is possible to lock your shit down FYI to at least ensure it is decently difficult for someone to do this.

 

[Irish Turtle]

It is possible to lock your shit down FYI to at least ensure it is decently difficult for someone to do this.

thank you for informing me about that, how would I go about locking down my credit to prevent someone from opening a credit card in my name

 

[Toolbox]

thank you for informing me about that, how would I go about locking down my credit to prevent someone from opening a credit card in my name

For dealing with the credit bureaus: https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/how-to-freeze-credit
Pretty simple, make an account with Equifax, Experian, and Transunion. Again, that's all three, as in three different accounts. Their sites are linked in that article. The only problem is Equifax tries to be sneaky and charge you for this even though it's supposed to be free, so if the sign up has a 10 dollar or whatever charge added, go back to making the account again. This should be the correct registration page. Once you make an account with each one, freeze your credit. This should be pretty clearly labeled on each site and might be the first page you see once you finish. For all of them, ENSURE you remember your login details. If you ever want another card or to open an account with another bank, etc, anything with a lot of money on the line, keeping these frozen will be a problem. Make a social security account too, really just to ensure nobody else tries to.

 

[Male Idiot]

Mfw I don't have to deal with this shit.

Thank you Communism.

 

[Toolbox]

Mfw I don't have to deal with this shit.

Thank you Communism.

What's your system of identification in stead of a similar one?

 

[Pagan Min]

Yes, we're all doomed. Time to live in a cabin somewhere deep in the woods, off the grid, waiting for the inevitable civil war to break out.

Oh, on a COMPLETELY unrelated note... Since those pesky ol' Social Security numbers are completely worthless now, care to tell me what yours is? Just for scientific purposes, of course...

 

[Irish Turtle]

Yes, we're all doomed. Time to live in a cabin somewhere deep in the woods, off the grid, waiting for the inevitable civil war to break out.

Oh, on a COMPLETELY unrelated note... Since those pesky ol' Social Security numbers are completely worthless now, care to tell me what yours is? Just for scientific purposes, of course...

881 29 7008 my date of birth is march 18 1988 I was born in augusta georgia my real name is tyler fleming and I live on the apartment building on John Fagot street and my apartment number is 69.

 

[Super-Chevy454]

At this rate, social security is dommed anyway from what I read on that article.

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/10/actually_social_security_em_can_em_go_bankrupt.html

https://ghostarchive.org/archive/5LOuI

October 1, 2024

Actually, Social Security can go bankrupt​

By Brenton Smith


It has been more than 40 years since Congress found common ground on Social Security and implemented a series of necessary reforms. Over that time, the discussion of Social Security has devolved into a shouting match, an exchange of emotionally charged hyperbole in which sound bites have become more important than stone cold facts.

This environment is great for politicians who wish to duck and weave the issue with impunity, less so for the rest of us, because nothing gets done and the problem gets worse. Voters need to think about the role they play in the do-nothing politics of Washington, D.C.
Social Security is the most predictable crisis in human history. We have talked about benefit cuts in the mid-2030s for years. As a result of all the talk and no action, about half of Americans 80-years-old today will outlive the system’s ability to pay scheduled benefits. In fact, nearly half of these people will live long enough to see Social Security serve as their sole source of income.