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Quill and Feather Pub [Public] / Re: Someone has had a data leak or sold off private info
« Last post by Post-Crisis D on Today at 01:45:40 AM »"They" can collect data from multiple sources to guesstimate (sometimes very accurately) a profile of an individual.
Earlier this year, I received a fake receipt with my full legal name and my home address purportedly from PayPal but it was sent to an eMail address not associated with my PayPal account. The eMail account also uses my "normal" name and not full legal name and I don't use it for anything with my home address.
So, "they" have to have collected data from multiple sources, probably assumed that eMail address was also my PayPal address and sent that fake receipt. (Presumably the scam is that you're supposed to call the fake customer service number listed on the receipt.)
Anyway, the point is that "they" can compile data from multiple sources, which include public sources as well as prior data breaches to guess at who you are.
While it's possible one of the sites you used had a data breach, it's also possible the data was collected through other means.
Earlier this year, I received a fake receipt with my full legal name and my home address purportedly from PayPal but it was sent to an eMail address not associated with my PayPal account. The eMail account also uses my "normal" name and not full legal name and I don't use it for anything with my home address.
So, "they" have to have collected data from multiple sources, probably assumed that eMail address was also my PayPal address and sent that fake receipt. (Presumably the scam is that you're supposed to call the fake customer service number listed on the receipt.)
Anyway, the point is that "they" can compile data from multiple sources, which include public sources as well as prior data breaches to guess at who you are.
While it's possible one of the sites you used had a data breach, it's also possible the data was collected through other means.