National Public Data admits it leaked Social Security numbers in a massive data breach

The Verge
By Umar ShakirAug 16, 2024, 7:03 pm481 ptsHotTop
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge National Public Data (NPD), a company that resells collected personal data for background checks, has confirmed that a data breach leaked names, Social Security numbers, physical addresses, and more. As reported by Bleeping Computer, dark web forum posters have…

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