National Public Data confirms 2.9 billion-record data breach and more

National Public Data confirms 2.9 billion-record data breach

Background check company National Public Data confirmed a massive data breach involving 2.9 billion records, including Social Security numbers, names, addresses, email addresses and phone numbers. The breach, attributed to cyber-criminal group USDoD, began in late December 2023, with data leaks detected in spring and summer of this year.

A class-action lawsuit claims that hackers accessed the network, stole unencrypted personal information and posted a database with details from 2.9 billion records on the dark web on April 8, with the intent to sell the information for $3.5 million. (See “National Public Data confirms massive data breach included Social Security numbers,” by Mike Snider, USA Today, updated Aug. 22, 2024.)

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