Columbus, OH

Entrepreneur

A hacking group allegedly leaked 2.7 billion pieces of data.

Everyone's Social Security Number Has Reportedly Been Compromised in a Massive Data Hack

Coral Springs, FL

CBS News

A new lawsuit is claiming hackers have gained access to the personal information of "billions of individuals," including their Social Security numbers, current and past addresses and the names of siblings and parents — personal data that could allow fraudsters to infiltrate financial accounts or take out loans in their names. The allegation arose in a lawsuit filed earlier this month by Christopher Hofmann, a California resident who claims his identity theft protection service alerted him that his personal information had been leaked to the dark web by the "nationalpublicdata.com" breach. The lawsuit was earlier reported by Bloomberg Law.The breach allegedly...

Here's what to know about an alleged hack of Social Security numbers

The Hill

(NEXSTAR) — Billions in personal information records may have been exposed in an April data breach, a recent lawsuit has alleged, prompting warnings from identity experts. A class action lawsuit filed in Florida claims a hacking group was able to access the database of National Public Data (NPD), a background check company that provides access to data “from various public record databases, court records, state and national databases and other repositories nationwide.”

Was your data leaked in massive breach?: How to know, and what to do now

FinanceBuzz

Data breaches are on the rise. Don't get your data stolen by following these 13 steps to protect your online accounts.

Nearly 3 Billion SSNs and Addresses Leaked In Data Breach: Here's How to Protect Your Finances Online

Fox News

More than 2.7 billion U.S. personal records, including Social Security numbers, were leaked on a hacking forum. Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson tells you what you need to know.

2.7 billion records leaked in massive US data breach

A woman dies at Disney World. Her grieving husband sues Disney for wrongful death. Now legal minds at Disney want the case thrown out of court because he’d signed up for Disney+ TV years ago. Woman dies at Disney World after consuming a meal. It sounds like the product...

Woman dies at Disney World; hubby can’t sue because they had tried Disney+ TV

Parking tickets are the latest vector for scammers to empty out bank accounts from New York to Southern California. Calgary became the latest North American city to address the growing trend of fake tickets on Tuesday. The Canadian city’s parking authority advised drivers to destroy fake tickets that are cropping on windshields and not to attempt to pay those fines.

Bank accounts are being emptied thanks to scammers using fake parking tickets

Snopes

Right-wing social media accounts shared images of women in revealing clothes, claiming they showed the vice president.

Fact Check: Photos Do Not Show Young Kamala Harris Working as an 'Escort'

Mediaite

Former federal prosecutor and NBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner said that if Donald Trump loses the 2024 election, he will “spend the rest of his miserable life in court” or in prison. During a conversation on SiriusXM’s The Dean Obeidallah Show, host Dean Obeidallah asked about how and...

Former Federal Prosecutor: If Trump Loses Election He Spends ‘Rest of His Miserable Life’ in Court or Prison

When you get an email or see a headline telling you there has been a data breach at a company you do business with, the natural instinct may be to roll your eyes and go about your day. In the first half of 2024, more than a billion people saw...

'The worst thing you can do' after a data breach, according to a cybersecurity expert

The US Sun

A GIRL has been found dead with her throat slashed at a home on the Gold Coast in Australia. Emergency services rushed to the scene but the 10-year-old couldn’t be saved. A parent is said to have made the shock discovery. She was found just after 6pm at a home in Emerald Lakes, Carrara. A […]

Horrified parent finds daughter, 10, dead with ‘throat slashed’ at home in Australia sparking massive police probe

USA TODAY

The hacking group USDoD claimed it had stolen personal records, including Social Security info, of 2.9 billion people from National Public Data.

2.9 billion records, including Social Security numbers, stolen in data hack: What to know

Tom's Guide

Hackers used compromised credentials to gain access to sensitive health data from HealthEquity, which administers health savings accounts for patients in the US.

4.3 million people hit in massive healthcare data breach with full names, addresses and SSNs exposed online — what to do now

UPI News

How did presidential hopeful Kamala Harris reverse widespread negative perceptions and bad press to become the darling of the media?

The extraordinary makeover of Kamala Harris

Baltimore, MD

NottinghamMD.com

BALTIMORE, MD—A hacker group claims to have leaked the Social Security numbers and other personal information of 2.9 billion people from a data broker. The personal data belonged to a variety of people from the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

National Public Data Breach: Hackers may have leaked 2.9 billion people’s Social Security numbers

Polk County, FL

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Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

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Soul Screwed Series

Approximately four months following a high-profile claim made by a well-known hacking group about successfully obtaining a significant volume of delicate personal data from a prominent data brokerage firm, reports have emerged that one of the group members has purportedly made the majority of the information available for download on an internet platform that deals in illicitly acquired personal data. The cyber intrusion comprises critical data such as Social Security numbers, posing a substantial threat for identity theft, fraudulent activities, and various other criminal activities, emphasized by Teresa Murray, the director of consumer advocacy at the U.S. Public Information Research Group.

Massive Data Breach Exposes Critical Personal Information

Dallas, TX

ANGRY customers are demanding compensation after news of AT&T's data breach emerged last week. A lawsuit filed against the Dallas-based telecommunications company last Friday night, July 12, alleges that AT&T was not transparent about the severity of the breach and did not safeguard important customer data. Over 100 million customers...

100 million AT&T customers fight for one-time payment and settlement after breach exposed six months of call logs

Following major data breaches targeting AT&T and Ticketmaster this year, another cyberattack in the news this week appears to have compromised the identities of billions of more people. National Public Data, a background check company owned by Jerico Pictures, is believed to be a victim of a cyberattack executed by...

2.9 Billion People May Have Been Compromised in National Public Data Breach. Here’s What You Need to Know

Fort Lauderdale, FL

NewsNation

The lawsuit accuses NPD of failing to protect the personal information of those impacted and notifying them of the apparent breach.

Data breach may have exposed billions of personal records, lawsuit claims

NewsBreak

Massive data break leaks billions of Social Security numbers

A recent data breach exposed sensitive information including social security numbers for billions of people globally, potentially leading to a significant increase in identity theft and...

Massive data break leaks billions of Social Security numbers

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