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fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

2.9 billion hit in one of the largest data breaches ever — full names, addresses and SSNs exposed

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2.9 billion hit in one of the largest data breaches ever — full names, addresses and SSNs exposed

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fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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Stolen data was then put up for sale on the dark web
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    PII data at rest (i.e. in a database) must be encrypted.

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      If the DB is running, it’s not at rest. Clients side encrypted data would be the way.

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        I think my definition is pretty standard: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_at_rest

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          The catch is interpretation, which the wiki points out:

          “Inactive data” could be taken to mean data which may change, but infrequently.

          Any company like this one would consider this data “in use” but “inactive” because any person could need a loan at any point.

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