A data and marketing aggregating firm leaked a database of personal information "with pretty much every U.S. citizen in it" that was accessible by any hacker who knew where to look, according to security researcher Vinny Troia, Wired reported.
Troia, who owns a New York-based security firm, discovered the breach of nearly 340 million individual records stored on a publicly accessible server this month. The information was stored by data broker Exactis, based in Palm Coast, Florida, and appears to include private information on adults as well as businesses. The database is not reported to include credit card information or Social Security numbers.
The database does, however, include loads of personal information on individuals including "phone numbers, home addresses, email addresses and other highly personal characteristics for every name," according to Wired.
On the company's website, Exactis.com, the firm describes itself as a "leading compiler and aggregator of premium business and computer data," storing "over 3.5 billion records (updated monthly)."
The company compiles the data through cookies collected from different websites that record a user's internet movements. Other companies that track similar information include Epsilon, Acxiom, Palantir, Google, Amazon and Facebook, according to Market Watch.
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Discover Card wants you to put all your account numbers and your Social Security number in one big file so they can "protect" your information from being on the "Dark web".
ReplyDeleteUh huh. I'll be right there, idiots!
Privacy is fast becoming a myth.
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ANTIFA Wicomico Progressive The Gay Reverend John Wright got arrested yesterday afternoon, 7-1-2018, after he charged across the road to attack a Pro-Trump supporter. He claims he "stepped in the road" which is false, he charged after a Pro-Trump peaceful protester. He was arrested on the spot by Worcester County Deputies. John Wright and other members of ANTIFA Wicomico, James Yamakawa, Dan O'Hare, Jake Burdette, Jared Schablein, Kevin Schablein, Michelle Gregory, Michael Feldman, Christopher Aulerich and others including their children. They took their children to protest in the 100-degree heat. They all should be charged with child abuse for that. Of course the Daily Rag was there supporting the ANTIFA Progressives. Must have gotten the assignment from Susan Parker.
John Wright is the Minister at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at Salisbury
Christopher Aulerich the same guy that had been arrested and charged with malicious destruction of property for graffiti on downtown Salisbury buildings belonging to Wicomico County, including the courthouse where our Civil War plaque is located.
Dan O'Hare is running as a Progressive Democrat for the Maryland House of Delegates, 37B.
Michele Gregory is running as a Progressive Democrat for the Wicomico County Council, District 3.
Jake Burdette just got elected to the Democrat Central Committee. Scary!
See the arrest right here:
https://www.facebook.com/jake.burdett.92/posts/260700648018699
"Worcester County Law Enforcement taking away a reverend, John Wright , for stepping in the road at an anti-ICE protest outside the Worcester County Detention Center. WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED!"
Here is the initial video from the ANTIFA member James Yamakawa who coordinated the Protest at the Worcester County Jail.
https://www.facebook.com/jamesyamakawa/videos/10155854615034811/?hc_ref=ARTWYVjXeeKjCip7_H-Eb_fsR-1ebJfB07lIa9k0q-KBjUFSL5kRMdXxsh6RTahvgXc
They were at the Worcester County Jail protesting because the Jail is getting paid to house illegal aliens and claiming they are doing it for profit.
ANTIFA Wicomico Progressives hate cops.
ANTIFA Wicomico Progressives hate ICE who are cops.
ANTIFA Wicomico Progressives hate Blue Lives Matters.
ANTIFA Wicomico Progressives celebrates the killing of cops.
ANTIFA Wicomico Progressives hate white men.
ANTIFA Wicomico Progressives are Black Lives Matters members.
ANTIFA Wicomico includes Jamaad Gould, James Yamakawa, Amber Green, Jake Day, Jake Burdett, Jared Schablein, Earle Hatton, Kevin Schablein, Michele Gregory, Michael Feldman, Josh Hastings, Dan O'Hare and quite a few others. These are the ones that are dangerous because they are trying to take over county politics.
July 2, 2018 at 5:58 PM
Yes they are. Jared whatishisname is running for Pittsville Town Council I heard. SMH
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