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2.9 billion hit in one of the largest data breaches ever — full names, addresses and SSNs exposed (www.tomsguide.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 108 points 3 months ago (22 children)

With a breach of this size, I think we're officially at the point where the data about enough people is out there and knowledge based questions for security should be considered unsafe. We need to come up with different authentication methods.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Pirate keys for sure. Not using one is just asking for a stranger to grab your booty.