What should expats do about the recent data breach affecting American and Canadian citizens in Thailand?

Aug 15, 2024
3 months ago
๐Ÿšจ Now Hear This, Now Hear This ๐Ÿšจ: Citizens of ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ if you are not aware, there was a data hack of every single citizen regarding your SSN & personal information overnight of the NPD (national public data) system affecting more than 7.5B people. If youโ€™ve ever done a โ€œbackground checkโ€ with an employer then youโ€™ve most likely been compromised. A hacker group called USDOD is claiming responsibility for this. Advice: connect with your embassy in Thailand or your credit bureaus & banks back home if you can!! โš ๏ธ This is not a drill, take action now โš ๏ธ Good luck everyone ๐Ÿ€
3,321
views
14
likes
71
all likes
21
replies
1
images
20
users
TLDR : Answer Summary
A major data breach reportedly affecting over 7.5 billion individuals, including citizens of the US and Canada, has raised concerns among expats in Thailand. The breach is linked to a hacker group named USDOD, putting citizens' personal data at risk. Users are advised to connect with their respective embassies and credit bureaus back home to protect their information. The post has drawn some skepticism and humor regarding the exaggerated number of affected Americans, highlighting confusion and inquiries about related actions for expats living in Thailand.
Joe ******
7.5B Americans ๐Ÿ˜‚
Phil ********
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง British people dont have SSN's.
Robert ********
Governments need to start considering this A. Terrorist act and take strict action against this
Randy ******
@Robert *******
Western governments are busy funding genocide
Sam ************
There aren't 7.5B Americans alive rn but ok
Heikki ********
*******************************************************************************************************************************
Lee ********
Send him your SSN and he'll investigate for you ๐Ÿคฃ
Nick ************
Where is a link to a news source?
Xalis ******
Yeah so unfortunately all we can do is keep track of our current credits
Austin *********
This guy is the hack. Hacking our time. Stealing our valuable time.
Khadijah ********
Exactly like the episode from Mr.Robot ๐Ÿคฃ
Matthew ********
7.5 billion Americans!???? That's funny because there's only about 340 million American!!
Ken ***********
Exactly what does this post have to do with Thai visas? Moderators ?
Brandon ************
@Ken **********
"and everything else"
Ken ***********
@Brandon ***********
so playing devil's advocate, since posts about illegal activity is not listed as banned, would these posts be allowed under the umbrella of "everything else" ?
Richard ********
@Ken **********
but it is totally incorrect.๐Ÿง๐Ÿง๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜†
Carlos *********
Take action and do what? Change your SS number? What?
Charles ********
7.5b Americans? That's almost the entire population of the planet.
Carsten ************
@Charles *******
forgive him, he's American
Von ******
@Charles *******
correct. 345, 645, 222 Million in the USA ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ, the OP has his hand on his own rudder!
Garrett ***********
7.5 billion Americans? Didn't know there's that many ๐Ÿ˜‚
Thai Visa Advice and Everything Else
... members ยท 60% approval rate
The Thai Visa Advice And Everything Else group allows for a broad range of discussions on life in Thailand, beyond just visa inquiries.
Join the Group
Thai Visa Advice and Everything Else
View the Conversation
Thai Visa Advice and Everything Else