Massive Data Breach Worsens as New Details Emerge Across US, UK, and Canada

Several days ago, the company whose data breach could have potentially exposed all Americans’ Social Security numbers to identity thieves confirmed that they were victims of a data breach, stressing that they obtained even more sensitive data than previously reported. As a result, almost 2.7 billion personal records of Americans have been disclosed on a hacking forum, revealing the names, social security numbers, all known addresses, and possible aliases of people in the United States.

Data supposedly comes from National Public Data, which is a government database. 

To furnish background checks, and criminal records, in addition to helping private investigators and lawyers to determine the truth of a suspected crime, this company collects and sells the access to personal data.

According to reports, National Public Data takes this information from public sources to compile the profiles of individuals living in the US and other countries to facilitate their shopping and travel. 

According to reports, the data was collected from a company called National Public Data, and it contains information such as social security numbers for US citizens and other details that might be of interest to them. The information contained in this statement is typically used by private investigators and others in the background check and legal process.

It was reported on National Public Data’s site in April 2024 and summer 2024 that a “Security Incident” notice had been posted on its website r

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