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'We hacked the FBI:' Hackers say they have data on all FBI employees

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  1. jacobgold · · focus · HN ↗
    At this point, no one seems capable of keeping a large database safe. I assume all medical and biographical information that exists is in the hands of the major state actors.

    China hacked 22.1 million records of US government employees:

    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;2015_Office_of_Personnel_Management_data_breach" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;2015_Office_of_Personnel_Manag...

    1. titzer · · focus · HN ↗
      And the city wonders why I don&#x27;t want to put my credit card info in their crappy parking app and would instead prefer to put a quarter into the meter for 30 mins.
      1. lotsofpulp · · focus · HN ↗
        What info can be gleaned from that? Surely the mere fact that you have a credit card means your name and billing address are floating around.

        I guess your parking history around town could be valuable if someone is targeting you.

        1. ceejayoz · · focus · HN ↗
          &gt; What info can be gleaned from that?

          The card number?

          1. Barbing · · focus · HN ↗
            In USA, folks who check their statements monthly are at little risk of immediate financial pain there.

            When your lifetime of credit card transactions leaks, that could be financially painful, embarrassing, etc. (can be discriminated against, including with pricing)

            I do dislike creating a log of where I park on some random company’s server. Nice that ALPRs&#x2F;govt.-funded corp spycams&#x2F;Ring&#x2F;etc. make sure the quarter method is minimally marginally effective at protecting privacy.

            1. ceejayoz · · focus · HN ↗
              &gt; In USA, folks who check their statements monthly are at little risk of immediate financial pain there.

              I had to fight a bank for months over a clearly fraudulent charge. Sometimes it&#x27;s easy; other times it isn&#x27;t.

              1. Barbing · · focus · HN ↗
                Yikes, that’s too bad. Have had two incredibly easy chargeback experiences (lifetime).

                Can’t speak to fraudulent bank charges, by the way, only on the credit card side.

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