F-Secure ID Protection incorrectly alerting about a leaked social security number or national ID - F-Secure Community
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p> </p>F-Secure ID Protection incorrectly alerting about a leaked social security number or national ID <p>We have found out that a number of our ID Protection customers in Finland have received alerts that their personal information has been found in a data breach. </p> <p>The alert informs that the customer's social security number (SSN) or national ID has been exposed in the breach. </p> <p>With this message, we want to clarify that the leaked information was incorrectly categorized in the original data as SSN, and this leaked information was in fact a company VAT identification number, which in Finland is called a Business ID. The company VAT numbers, or Business IDs, are public information and readily accessible online. The incorrect categorization is now being rectified. </p> <p>We thank you for your understanding and apologize for the inconvenience. </p> </article> </main>
