Hackers may have stolen your Social Security number: Here are precautions you should take

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Although a group of hackers may have stolen the personal records of billions of people, there are ways to combat identity theft and protect your information. 

The hacking group USDoD alleged in April that it had breached 2.9 billion people’s information from National Public Data, according to federal court filings in Florida. Bloomberg Law reported the lawsuit, which indicated that social security cards, among other materials, had been exposed to cyber attackers.

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