10-26-2012, 03:00 PM | #1 | |||
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My social and credit cards just got hacked because of the state of South Carolina
Are you kidding me?
Hackers access most SC Social Security numbers | South Carolina News - WYFF Home Quote:
So my reward is that I get to enroll in a year of identity theft protection, which I'm sure if I enroll in, I get automatically renewed, unless I remember to cancel. I hate this state so much. |
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10-26-2012, 03:08 PM | #2 |
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You should sue.
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10-26-2012, 03:16 PM | #3 |
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Good thing they told you 16 days later...
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10-26-2012, 03:18 PM | #4 |
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They had to wait to Friday afternoon. That's when you drop all the important news.
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10-26-2012, 03:34 PM | #5 |
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I like how it's also incumbent on the victim, not the negligent party to see if they're affected
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10-26-2012, 03:36 PM | #6 |
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There's always this:
Of course, I can't even remember if that's the best one because there's been so much out of South Carolina that it's been a favorite of the Daily Show SI
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10-26-2012, 04:14 PM | #7 |
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At least you can drown your sorrows in ten or fifteen of those ludicrous little bottles of booze.
(yes, I know you did away with that six weeks ago or something) |
10-26-2012, 04:33 PM | #8 | |
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South Carolina Department of Revenue Hacked, 3.6 Million SSNs Taken - Slashdot
From this article they are saying the breaches happened in August and September but only realized it in October. Quote:
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10-26-2012, 04:55 PM | #9 |
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Has anyone tried to find out if they were affected?
the link redirects me to a Experian sign up page and asks for an activation code. When I call the number it tells me to call back later
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10-26-2012, 07:28 PM | #10 |
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well that's just lovely-can't wait to see if my family and I are affected.
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10-26-2012, 07:36 PM | #11 |
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You should get used to waiting. They don't work weekends. I'm sure this is no time for politics, but fuck these backwoods republican hicks who run this state.
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10-26-2012, 07:44 PM | #12 | |
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Actually there are weekend hours to find out if you are affected/enroll in the protection program: http://www.sctax.org/security.htm |
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10-26-2012, 07:47 PM | #13 | ||
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After some googling this statment is wrong.... Quote:
It appears you need to call, get a code from them, and then go sign up on the web site. There is no "or visit protectmyid.com/scdor", you need to call. Going from my previous experiences with the state of SC, I expect it to be after the New Years before I get though.
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10-26-2012, 07:54 PM | #14 |
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Then the need to update their phones, because it says they're only open weekdays.
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10-26-2012, 07:55 PM | #15 |
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Yeah. Same here. Lovely.
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10-26-2012, 08:55 PM | #16 |
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So as previously noted, the credit score companies get a huge bump out of this (how many of these people are going to forget about this and get auto-renewed or just aren't going to want to deal with the predatory sales people when they call to cancel)
Seems like at best a pretty inadequate and opportunistic response and at worst, well there's a number of scenarios that come to mind. Putting my crazy conspiracy theory hat on for a second. |
10-26-2012, 09:09 PM | #17 |
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I would assume they wouldn't ask you for your credit card info for to get the credit monitoring service so there's no auto-renewal billing, you just need the activation code, which is something you can get from banks sometimes when you start a new account. I mean, otherwise, it's just a free trial, you can get that anywhere, you don't need south carolina or an activation code for that.
Though it would be kind of funny if South Carolina is pushing everyone towards a particular company's trial to give them their credit card numbers, but I doubt they'd stoop that low. They're incompetent, sure, but that's not even subtle. Last edited by molson : 10-26-2012 at 09:11 PM. |
10-26-2012, 11:43 PM | #18 |
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Equifax Online Help: How to Set a Fraud Alert
A Fraud Alert is free, as the Equifax info says normally you need a police report for an "extended" fraud alert, I don't know if this SC thing is going to be an exception. How to Freeze Your Credit - Equifax Credit Security Freeze I never used the security freeze stuff, it sounded to me like it was going to make it a giant pain in the ass the next time I wanted credit myself. Get your FICO score and credit report with Equifax's Credit Score Watch I used this service for a few years after my ID Theft mess. I don't anymore, but when I did I always felt it was worth the money. I only used one for Equifax instead of trying to find something for all three. I wasn't paying $14.95/mo either, always some deal to lower that cost. |
10-27-2012, 09:26 AM | #19 |
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This thing is kinda weird. I got a very generic activation code. My wife called back 10 minutes later and got the same code.
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Yeah that is weird. I haven't called yet, but I'd be curious to see if anyone else here got the same code as you and your wife. Last edited by Thomkal : 10-27-2012 at 09:44 AM. |
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10-27-2012, 09:44 AM | #21 |
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Oh and when you call do they tell you if you are one of the people definitely affected or not?
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10-27-2012, 10:14 AM | #22 |
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I get through, select an option, then it tells me do to overwhelming demand, they can't accept my call, and to call again later. Then how did I connect in the first place?
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10-27-2012, 10:14 AM | #23 |
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Back when a laptop got stolen from Bank of America or something like that about 4 years ago, I got a letter in the mail with a number to call.
It seemed like their remedy for losing said laptop was to buy credit reporting in bulk for those affected for a year and that was our "compensation". That said, seems like a good phishing exercise, too. If everyone knows the numbers were stolen, what's to stop malicious folks from trying to do scams? SI
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10-27-2012, 10:24 AM | #24 |
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Finally got generic activation code. It looks like you sign up regardless. Doesn't appear to be specific to identify if you are affected.
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10-29-2012, 03:56 PM | #25 |
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so my SC people, have they said anything more about any of this? If I'm not mistaken, it said if you went to the website, it would tell you if your number got leaked, but that information is nowhere. And the phone number definitely did not provide any information.
I assume lawmakers are hoping we just forget all about it, what with the massive hurricane and Lattimore's knee. |
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01-29-2013, 12:54 PM | #27 |
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Someone got ahold of my credit card and bank account information.
But I'm such a deadbeat, it actually raised my credit score... |
01-29-2013, 01:00 PM | #28 |
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"Again, for more information on protecting yourself against identity theft, please contact the Department of Consumer Affairs"
Tip #1 - avoid dangerous and reckless activities like filing tax returns in South Carolina. |
01-29-2013, 02:30 PM | #29 |
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01-29-2013, 02:33 PM | #30 |
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The troubling thing is that they have your info and once it's out there, it's out there forever. Outside of issuing a new SSN, which probably should happen, what's to say that you won't get hacked in 20 years. So dumb, and so preventable.
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