Are Montana Consumers at Risk with Possible New Data Hack?

We've Had Everything Else Hit Montana, Why Not This One, Too

Time to dig out your bingo card for 2024 and check out August everyone.

Who had "major data breach of billions of people" on it?

Congratulations, you probably are close to filling out that card if you had that along with recalls of everything from airbags to spices to dog food.

Possible Breach May Affect Billions, Including Montana Internet Users

The possible breach, reported by Bloomberg, says that in terms of sheer numbers, this could rival the largest breach ever from 2013 involving Yahoo with 3 billion users being affected.

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Montana internet users, regardless of provider, could have had personal information released unknowingly such as:

Social Security numbers
Past addresses spanning decades
Information about relatives, including deaths

Information about the data breach was first noticed in April of this year.

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Keep an Eye on Your Personal Data and Online Activity Montana Consumers

As of now, this is only a "possible" data breach according to Bloomberg. However, the cybercriminal group USDoD has claimed to have the data and offering it for sale on the "dark web".

As of now, the company named in the breach, National Public Data, has yet to respond to a proposed class action lawsuit that exposed the data leak.

12 Shrewd Email Tactics Hackers Use To Rip You Off

Computer hackers are working full-time nowadays --not only to hold major corporations hostage with ransomware -but they're also hard at work trying to gain access to private computers and personal information of unsuspecting victims. Surrendering access to these schemers could have disastrous consequences, but sometimes it can be difficult to tell what's legitimate and what's not. That's why I'm sharing 12 emails I've personally received that appear to be as bogus as a three-dollar bill.

No doubt, you have received very similar emails in your inbox and wondered if they were legit. A good rule of thumb to follow is when you receive an email from an unverified source - do not, under any circumstance click on anything in the email or download any attachments. That is exactly how hackers can gain instant access to your computer and your information.

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5 Ways To Protect Yourself From Hackers

The FBI is warning about Chinese hackers targeting Idaho's infrastructure. Here's what you can do to protect your personal information from being affected...

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Average Age For US 'Firsts': First Kiss, Job, and Drink By State

Before the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984, which set the legal age for alcohol consumption at 21 throughout the US, states could set their minimum drinking age. Of course, that doesn't mean that is the first time someone has sipped booze. Thanks to Ovid Life's Analysis of America's Firsts, we now have an idea of the average age in each state that people first tipped one back, but also at what age, on average, for their first kiss and first job. See if your age matched the average in this state by state look at milestones.

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