According to this LA Times story:
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-08-13/hacker-claims-theft-of-every-american-social-security-number
…the social security numbers of every US citizen has been stolen and is now available for sale on the black market.
I recommend that everyone call the credit bureaus and put a freeze on new credit:
https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/how-to-freeze-credit
Archer's Rule #168: Any centralized database of private information is a honeypot that will eventually be breached.
KYC/AML need to be abolished.
All businesses should start using private payments such as Monero.