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The Secret Weapon Hackers Can Use to Dox Nearly Anyone in America for $15 (www.404media.co)

submitted 1 year ago by Sigma_@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Most Americans have very little choice but to provide their personal information to credit bureaus. Hackers have found a way into that data supply chain, and are advertising access in group chats used by violent criminals who rob, assault, and shoot targets.

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[–] b0gl@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I live in Sweden and you can find the adress of like 99% of the people living in Sweden by just doing a simple google search on their name. For example famous actor Stellan Skarsgård. I found his home adress in about 5 seconds.

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 32 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Back in the before before times we were all sent a giant book full of everyone's address and phone number. If you didn't want to be in it you had to contact the phone company.

[–] imgonnatrythis@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

But that's all you had to do. Try making yourself dark now. It's a constant battle.

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