: derayderay (deray@thisisthemovement.org)
They simply needed to last four digits of my social security number to gain full access to my @verizon account.https://twitter.com/kona99/status/741358047512121344 …
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I used to work for a company where employee # was sum of SSN and 1st 8 digits of pi.
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@Kona99 I just called yesterday bc of an issue and they never asked for my last 4, only the password we set on it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
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PRO TIP: If you want, you can request them to use a PIN instead of your social.
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how'd they get THAT information? That's the real question.
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I wouldn't think it'd be too hard. My old college used our socials as our login ids. America doesnt do a good job w secrets
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and SS is rather easy to get or even guess if you know a few other factors. SS are not secure, industry should move away.
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We want your account secure and offer many ways to protect you. Have you set a bill pin on your account? ^MT
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Too easy to guess; only 4 digits, 1/10k chance get it right on 1st try. Odds get better w/each guess.
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if security pin was not set up on ur account it defaults to ssn 4/Log into ur Vzw account to add security code or call them.
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@Kona99 why would you use a Verizon account to do anything?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
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@Kona99 How did they get the last 4 numbers? -
that shit is bought and sold over and over again by all kinds of entities in all kinds of products
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That sucks. Glad you got it sorted pretty quick but still... that sucks.
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I honestly believe someone from Verizon hacked you
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the lengths that they went to to hack your account is actually disturbing smh glad you got your account back!
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The sheer power invested in the SSNs in the US scares me to the point of nausea. :-(
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Is it possible this is how all the other verified accounts are being hacked? Or was this unique?
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