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Social Security numbers at risk after recent hack [Video]

SEND OUT MORE INFORMATION TOMORROW. TONIGHT ON SEVEN KEEPS YOU SAFE. HACKERS STEALING BILLIONS OF AMERICANS SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS REPORTER ALYSSA MUNOZ SPOKE WITH A SECURITY EXPERT ABOUT WHAT TO DO IF IT HAPPENS TO YOU. YEAH, DOUG. WELL, THE COMPANY IS CALLED NATIONAL PUBLIC DATA. THEY SAY SOME OF THE INFORMATION HACKERS GOT WERE EMAIL ADDRESSES, PHONE NUMBERS AND HOME ADDRESSES. NOW THAT EXPERTS SAY CAN LEAD TO YOUR IDENTITY BEING AT RISK, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL PUBLIC DATA WEBSITE, A THIRD PARTY WAS ABLE TO HACK THE SYSTEM IN APRIL. SOME DATA WAS ACTUALLY CAPTURED AND EXPORTED OUT OF THE SYSTEM. THE DISTURBING THING THIS MAY HAVE HAPPENED BACK IN DECEMBER AND WE’RE JUST NOW FINDING OUT ABOUT IT, RAPHAEL WARREN HAS A LONG HISTORY WITH CYBERSECURITY AND KNOWS IT WELL. HE SAYS IN THIS BREACH, 2.9 BILLION DOCUMENTS WERE LEAKED. LET’S SAY I HAD EVERYONE IN THIS …

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