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Update to the MASSIVE data breach story Ellen K reported in top news, the one in which a hacking group has obtained the Social Security numbers of nearly EVERY American! A new website has been created, NPD.PENTESTER.COM. The website was tested by KTLA's very own Tech Reporter, Rich DeMuro. He...

Is Your Social Security Number Part Of The Massive Data Breach? Check Here!

A massive data breach has Americans worried about their private info getting into the wrong hands, but a pair of newly released websites could make it easier to find out if you’re affected. The breach concerns a little-known company called National Public Data, which performs background checks on US...

Is Your SSN in the National Public Data Breach? Here's How to Find Out

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(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

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

TechRadar

National Public Data has finally confirmed it suffered a massive data breach that resulted in the theft and subsequent public leaking of millions of sensitive personal records.The compromised information leaked includes names, Social Security numbers, email addresses, home addresses, and phone numbers for individuals living in the US, Canada, and the UK.An estimated 2.9 billion records have reportedly been circulating the dark web since April 2024, highlighting the scale and scope of the breach at the background check service.
Nearly three billion personal records leaked
National Public Data, which collects public records at various government levels, confirmed that the breach occurred in...

National Public Data finally confirms it was hit by data breach — and that millions of users are at risk

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

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

Toyota has confirmed that it has been impacted by breach involving roughly 240GB of stolen data from a third party. The company hasn't released any information on the attack, such as when it was discovered, who the thief is, and how many customers' data was exposed. As it told Dark...

Toyota Customer, Employee Data Leaked in Confirmed Data Breach

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Did you catch the latest data breach yet? The one could be huge if not checked, and fast! Yahoo Finance reported last week that National Public Data (NPD) disclosed a shocking data breach that has compromised the personal information of billions of Americans. The breach, which took place in the latter part of last year, is suspected to have impacted records that date back at least three decades and exposed sensitive data, such as Social Security numbers.

Immediate Action Needed for North Dakota Residents After Massive Data Breach

The recent data breach at debt collection agency Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) was a lot bigger than initially thought, the company has revealed.After first reporting some 1.9 million victims were affected in the incident, the company now says the actual number may be more than 4.2 million.In late April 2024, it was reported that FBCS suffered a cyberattack two months prior, with the company noting in a breach notification letter sent to affected customers an unnamed threat actor dwelled in its IT systems for two weeks, harvesting people’s full names, social security numbers (SSN), birth dates, account information,...

Millions more victims exposed in debt collection agency data breach

A massive data breach in April has potentially exposed billions of personal records, including Social Security numbers, from the background check service National Public Data (NPD). The breach was confirmed this week by NPD, which disclosed that sensitive personal information such as names, email addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, and mailing addresses were compromised.

Security Alert: National Public Data Breach May Affect Billions—Find Out How to Secure Your Data

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Park Dental, which has more than 50 offices in Minnesota and Wisconsin, recently experienced a data breach potentially involving patient information. The practice said that on Jan. 23, it became aware of unauthorized activity on a limited number of employee email accounts. The practice said it immediately took steps to secure the email accounts and engaged third-party cybersecurity experts to investigate the incident.

50-office dental group experiences data breach

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Massive Data Breach Exposed Social Security Numbers of Most US Citizens, Floridians Among The Harder Hit After Several State-Wide Breachs. Fort Lauderdale, FL. A staggering 2.5 billion information data breach has left the majority of US citizens with Social Security numbers vulnerable to identity theft and financial exploitation. The breach, believed to have occurred in recent months, exposed the sensitive personal data of millions of Americans, with Floridians being among the harder hit after several state-wide breaches.

Millions of Floridians are Caught-Up in the Massive Data Breach: Here's How to Check & What to Do

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The data breach at National Public Data may fortunately have been a lot smaller than initially thought, according to a new report filed by the company with the Maine Attorney General’s Office detailing the incident.Initially, it was reported that an estimated 2.9 billion records were circulating on the dark web since April 2024, with compromised information including names, Social Security numbers, email addresses, home addresses, and phone numbers for individuals living in the US, Canada, and the UK.Now, in the filing submitted to the Maine Attorney General, the data broker claims “just” 1.3 million people were actually affected by the...

National Public Data says "only" 1.3 million users at risk, but that it leaked its own password

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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* This article contains sentences rewritten with the help of AI software. A group of hackers has reportedly stolen the personal information of nearly three billion people (hackers group claims to have 2.9 billion records), including the Social Security numbers of every American, raising fears of a massive wave of identity theft. This alarming event occurred in April, as detailed in a class-action lawsuit filed in federal court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The lawsuit alleges that a hacking group known as USDoD is responsible for the breach, having stolen the data from National Public Data, a company that provides personal information to employers, private investigators, and others for background checks.

Hackers May have Stolen Almost Every American’s Social Security Number [Stay Alert]

In another setback for Boeing, the company just grounded its fleet of the 777X test planes over the weekend.

Boeing grounds 777X test planes

In a Wednesday interview with CNBC's Jim Cramer, Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy said the cyber attack the enterprise software company faced earlier this year has not impacted business. "These headlines, and that's what they are, have not really affected our core business with existing or new customers," Ramaswamy said. "We...

Snowflake says data breach has not affected core business

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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

Scripps News

A lawsuit claims 2.9 billion people may have gotten their personal information stolen, including social security numbers, addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth.

Cybersecurity expert urges consumers to take precautions after massive data breach

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How to see if your Social Security number was included in latest data breach

Hackers claim they stole 2.9 billion personal records in North America. If true, virtually every American is included in some way. Experts warn it could fuel...

How to see if your Social Security number was included in latest data breach

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