As a result of the National Public Data breach, consumers are advised to closely monitor their financial accounts and promptly contact their financial institution if they see any unauthorized activity. (Credit: JJ Gouin/Adobe Stock)
Background check company National Public Data faces at least a dozen class action lawsuits filed in Florida recently after a reportedly massive breach in which hackers may have stolen the data of billions of people, including hundreds of millions of Social Security numbers.
RELATED: Hackers may already have your personal information
BiometricUpdate.com reported this week that the U.S. Justice Department and lawmakers, along with some state attorneys general, are investigating the data breach. Citing information from risk analysis firm Constella, the news site reported the attack appeared to compromise data for 292 million people, including Social Security numbers for 272 million.
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Dinah Wisenberg Brin
Dinah Wisenberg Brin joined ThinkAdvisor in May 2022 as a reporter covering portfolio strategies, asset management and financial industry news. Earlier, she held staff positions with The Associated Press and Dow Jones Newswires, where she frequently contributed to The Wall Street Journal; she also freelanced for multiple news outlets and organizations, such as CNBC.com, Entrepreneur.com and Forbes.com. Dinah won a team award from the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing for breaking news reporting (2010) and earned a B.A. in government from the University of Texas at Austin.
