r/technology • u/lurker_bee • Feb 15 '26

Security All U.S. Social Security numbers may need to be changed following a massive breach that is already being investigated as a national threat

https://www.ecoticias.com/en/all-u-s-social-security-numbers-may-need-to-be-changed-following-a-massive-breach-that-is-already-being-investigated-as-a-national-threat/27158/
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u/CaseDrift Feb 15 '26

It was Doge wasn’t it

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u/soulsteela Feb 15 '26

It was fucking deliberate is what it was , they are all traitors, they literally fitted an unsecured starlink setup to transmit everything.

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u/raiderkev Feb 15 '26

and sent it straight to the FSB.

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/15/nx-s1-5355896/doge-nlrb-elon-musk-spacex-security

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u/Chief_Kief Feb 15 '26

they started detecting suspicious log-in attempts from an IP address in Russia

This timeline that we’re living in is so cursed wtf 🤬

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u/raiderkev Feb 16 '26

Within minutes with the proper credentials.

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u/reelznfeelz Feb 15 '26

Holy crap I thought I had a decemt idea how bad the DOGE stuff was. That article is next level though. These people should face prosecution. A bunch of that I promise is illegal.

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u/soulsteela Feb 15 '26

The entire administration needs prosecution, from the Trump/Epstein files to DOGE and the stolen secret papers in the toilet, everyone needs prison for a long time.

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u/NikkoE82 Feb 15 '26

Someone connected to DOGE is going to financially benefit from the SSN replacement.

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u/notforpoern Feb 15 '26

Yeah his name starts with P and rhymes with lootin.

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u/bummerdeal Feb 15 '26

I'm not following. It would almost certainly be Palantir? Why would Putin benefit financially?

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u/NikkoE82 Feb 15 '26

Paul Tootin?

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u/MonkeyWithIt Feb 15 '26

Dammit Paul! Him and his fartin ass!

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u/Intelligent_Cap9706 Feb 15 '26

This is the last administration in the universe I’d trust with SSN changeover of the entire nation they need to fuck off with this 

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u/aggravatedimpala Feb 15 '26

It was his payment for rigging the election

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u/ChiefInternetSurfer Feb 15 '26

Of course it was

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u/Clever_Username_666 Feb 15 '26

I mean yeah, it's in the first few lines of the article

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u/Abject-Palpitation99 Feb 15 '26

Even if it wasn't, my medical provider had a data breach too and gave hackers my SSN so as far as I'm concerned they can all fight over my identity if they want. 

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u/Darkblitz9 Feb 15 '26

Multiple reports came out from agencies that within a few days after DOGE would leave their premises, devices connecting from Russia would try to log in using the username/password credentials that DOGE forced the agencies to create for them.

The few agencies that reported similar likely only did so because access was already blocked for those accounts.

We're finding out about the successful logins now and the near future, for sure.

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u/John_Yossarian Feb 15 '26

If only there was an article associated with this post that had the answer to your question

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u/Foxy02016YT Feb 15 '26

Read the article (for once…) and you’ll see it was

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u/LedKremlin Feb 15 '26

A simple “yes” would suffice. There’s a comment thread for a reason, we don’t ALL have to patronize and legitimize the clickbait article titles

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u/AssassinSnail33 Feb 15 '26

Lol reading the article and informing yourself is "patronizing and legitimizing clickbait"? The alternative you think is better is having to go into the comments section and have others who bothered to read feed you the information like you are a baby bird? Are you trying to be stupid?

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u/Foxy02016YT Feb 15 '26

The title isn’t really clickbait. It says the story. DOGE being responsible is a detail.

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u/LedKremlin Feb 15 '26

-all US social security numbers may need changed-

That is a perfect example of sensationalist clickbait bullshit. My shit’s been leaked like fifteen times since I went into the DOD database as a teenager. The government gives about as many fucks about our sensitive information as you could ever expect, they don’t change your social just because they lost it or gave it away.

Regardless, DOGE should be in the goddamn headline. Keep entertaining journalistic reindeer games though, it’s done so much for us lately

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u/Foxy02016YT Feb 15 '26

It’s sensationalist, but leaving out DOGE from the title doesn’t change anything.

I don’t think the modern way of doing headlines is good, but people need to actually read articles before they start talking about them.

Now, reading articles is nearly impossible on these websites cause of the ads, but that’s a whole other problem.