A Vast Trove of Exposed Social Security Numbers May Put Millions at Risk of Identity Theft

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A Vast Trove of Exposed Social Security Numbers May Put Millions at Risk of Identity Theft

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A Vast Trove of Exposed Social Security Numbers May Put Millions at Risk of Identity Theft

Wed Feb 18 2026

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A database left accessible to anyone online contained billions of records, including sensitive personal data that criminals appear to have not yet exploited.