The alleged National Public Data breach, which has not been confirmed by that company, impacts about 3 billion people in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. (Credit: blackboard/Adobe Stock)
Every American's social security number may now be available on the dark web, according to a class-action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Fort Lauderdale and first reported by Bloomberg Law.
The lawsuit describes an April 2024 data breach in which a hacking group by the name of USDoD claims to have stolen personal information on nearly 3 billion people from National Public Data, a company that provides individual background checks to prospective employers along with banks, insurers and service providers. The group reportedly offered to sell the information, which impacts people in the U.S., Canada and the U.K., before releasing it online for free.
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