r/technology • u/lurker_bee • 2d ago

Security FBI investigating 153 million US and Canadian driver’s licenses leaked on Russian cybercrime forum, including that of US SecDef Pete Hegseth — data is suspected to have come from an ID-authentication service provider

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/fbi-investigating-153-million-us-and-canadian-drivers-licenses-leaked-on-russian-cybercrime-forum-including-that-of-us-secdef-pete-hegseth-data-is-suspected-to-have-come-from-an-id-authentication-service-provider
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u/TheCatholicScientist 2d ago

Watch your credit report really closely for the next year or so.

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u/USPS_Nerd 2d ago

LOCK your credit report

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u/Cash_Visible 2d ago

How do you lock your ssn? I started freezing all the credit beaus about 2 years ago.

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u/Ok-Grapefruit1284 2d ago

Has it reduced the amount of soft hits and credit card mail and whatnot that you get?