> The investigator said in some states fraudsters need only to submit someone’s name, Social Security number and other basic information for their claims to be processed.
This is the problem, a complete lack of security. Why doesn't the US use an electronic signature supported by a digital certificate as we do in Europe?
- Hackers from China are believed to have stolen the social security number for every US federal employee in a cyber-attack much larger than it first seemed (2015)
- For the first time ever, data breaches compromised more Social Security numbers (35 percent) than credit card numbers (30 percent). The Equifax breach was largely responsible for that. (2017)
- If a cyberthief has your name, address and SSN, he is not far from being able to steal your identity. (2018)