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Borges warned in the complaint that if this information were compromised, “it is possible that the sensitive [personally identifiable information] on every American including health diagnoses, income levels and banking information, family relationships, and personal biographic data could be exposed publicly, and shared widely.”

The complaint said any compromise or unauthorized access to the database would have “catastrophic impact” on the U.S. Social Security program, describing a worst-case scenario as potentially having to reissue everyone’s Social Security numbers.

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[–] gay_king_prince_charles@hexbear.net 19 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Software engineers really need a version of a PE to mitigate this hellscape. That, and systems like this need a tech equivalent of building codes.

[–] BeanisBrain@hexbear.net 15 points 2 days ago

Software engineers are an out-of-shape bunch and definitely need physical education but I'm not sure how that'd help with bad security practices

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