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This is scary!

I wonder how they vett the people/companies that get access to this information?

(Reuters) - A number of U.S. states are jointly investigating a data breach involving a subsidiary of Experian Plc that exposed the social security numbers of some 200 million people to potential criminal activity.

Exclusive: U.S. states probing security breach at Experian unit | Reuters

Mercury News:
The information he peddled included "names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, places of work, duration of work, dates of employment, state driver's license numbers, mother's maiden names, bank account numbers, bank routing numbers, email account names and addresses and other account passwords," the court records said

States probing massive data breach of Social Security numbers - San Jose Mercury News