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

February 18, 2026 Lily Hay Newman

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

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