Is there a connection with unemployment fraud and Equifax breach in 2017?
Somewhere around 145 million identities stolen: Social security #, Job history, addresses. Seems like what you would need to file unemployment claim…or even tax return.
We haven't heard anything about the Equifax breach and if the data that was harvested is being utilized. In this time of silent unrestricted warfare I wonder if this data is finally being used to clog up the states unemployment systems with fraud and fed benefit payments. Seems like it would be an ideal time for the enemy to leverage this data. It would contain almost everything needed to file false claims. Social Security Numbers, employment history, past home addresses etc….
How Chinese military hackers allegedly pulled off the Equifax data breach, stealing data from 145 million Americans
The Equifax data breach that compromised the personal data of almost 150 million Americans in 2017 unfolded like a classic robbery.
The criminals identified a flaw in the credit agency's security system, executed a plan of attack to penetrate it and devised a scheme to cover their tracks on their way out, according to a criminal indictment unsealed Monday.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/02/10/2017-equifax-data-breach-chinese-military-hack/4712788002/
Equifax data breach FAQ: What happened, who was affected, what was the impact?
In March 2017, personally identifying data of hundreds of millions of people was stolen from Equifax, one of the credit reporting agencies that assess the financial health of nearly everyone in the United States.
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3444488/equifax-data-breach-faq-what-happened-who-was-affected-what-was-the-impact.html
Connected to Unemployment Fraud?
Unemployment fraud continues to spike, following $1.6 million paid last month to impostors
https://q13fox.com/2020/05/14/unemployment-fraud-continues-to-spike-following-1-6-million-paid-last-month-to-impostors/
'Washington Pauses Unemployment Payments To Investigate Fraud
https://news.yahoo.com/washington-pauses-unemployment-payments-investigate-221758731.html