fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago2.9 billion hit in one of the largest data breaches ever — full names, addresses and SSNs exposedwww.tomsguide.comexternal-linkmessage-square132fedilinkarrow-up1251arrow-down16
arrow-up1245arrow-down1external-link2.9 billion hit in one of the largest data breaches ever — full names, addresses and SSNs exposedwww.tomsguide.comfmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square132fedilink
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoAnd not all 9-digit numbers are used, so there are fewer than a billion.
minus-squareprime_number_314159@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoA lot of businesses use the last 4 digits separately for some purposes, which means that even if it’s salted, you are only getting 110,000 total options, which is trivial to run through.
And not all 9-digit numbers are used, so there are fewer than a billion.
A lot of businesses use the last 4 digits separately for some purposes, which means that even if it’s salted, you are only getting 110,000 total options, which is trivial to run through.