"Stolen veterans data file worth no less than 260 million dollars" - GoFuckYourself.com

seeric · 05-23-2006, 03:42 PM

Jesus!

What a fiasco.

Identity theft specialists just estimated each persons info at a minimum of 10 dollars per person. 26.5 million personal information entities. 260 million dollars on the black market. They said thats the lowball number.

Cyrano · 05-23-2006, 03:43 PM

That's an over-estimation.

EdgeXXX · 05-23-2006, 03:43 PM

Huh? Did I miss something? What data files?

seeric · 05-23-2006, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyrano

That's an over-estimation.

hmmmn. the experts that troll the identity theft websites and irc chanels and such must be complete idiots then.

luv$ · 05-23-2006, 03:44 PM

What's worse is if terrorists wanted to methodically send a "message" to the US by attacking vets @ home it can be done with that list.

Forget the identity theft and the fraud etc. - this is a safety concern.

gdog · 05-23-2006, 03:45 PM

I think some of them just joined my sites.

seeric · 05-23-2006, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EdgeXXX

Huh? Did I miss something? What data files?

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedi...news-a_section

EdgeXXX · 05-23-2006, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by luv$

What's worse is if terrorists wanted to methodically send a "message" to the US by attacking vets @ home it can be done with that list.

Forget the identity theft and the fraud etc. - this is a safety concern.

I don't really see that as being a problem

Cyrano · 05-23-2006, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A1R3K

hmmmn. the experts that troll the identity theft websites and irc chanels and such must be complete idiots then.

I've trolled those sites/channels out of curiousity. Scary situation though, it's incredibly easy to obtain that information.

KRosh · 05-23-2006, 03:48 PM

I think the guy that took them home has a hand in it.

He is going to get busted by FBI soon.. watch!!

EdgeXXX · 05-23-2006, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A1R3K

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedi...news-a_section

Thanks A1R3K

Screaming · 05-23-2006, 03:49 PM

no way its worth that much

EdgeXXX · 05-23-2006, 03:52 PM

Ok well, after reading it, that kinda pisses me off. But at least (good for some) it was only the personal info.

Cyrano · 05-23-2006, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EdgeXXX

Ok well, after reading it, that kinda pisses me off. But at least (good for some) it was only the personal info.

Stolen SS numbers are a pretty big deal.

luv$ · 05-23-2006, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EdgeXXX

I don't really see that as being a problem

I can be a bit paranoid at times.

EdgeXXX · 05-23-2006, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyrano

Stolen SS numbers are a pretty big deal.

You're right, but some things are a lot more important than that (for example, classified service records). I would be a lot more concerned if other data had been compromised.

KRL · 05-23-2006, 04:17 PM

The fucked part is it might be a couple years from now and someone on that list could get hit from it. The bad guys don't just go out and charge right away or all at once. That's a trove that they'll be able to mine for a decade and beyond.

soulboy · 05-23-2006, 04:27 PM

This is a serious issue

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