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Old Nov 30, 2018, 8:55 am
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naumank
 
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Originally Posted by ucfjoe
Credit card data is the least important IMHO. That’s the easiest to fix. Passport number not so much. Somewhat ironically, what seemed to trigger them knowing was the hackers trying to encrypt the data they were stealing. Given the length of the hack and clearly how well it was set up this doesn’t sound like just some teenager in his parents garage doing it for fun.
I was being a little funny earlier. This is a HUGE deal. As a shareholder I regret not selling a few weeks ago which I was really close to doing. Premarket stock is down over 5% as of now.
What exactly can a hacker do with one’s passport number?
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