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Date : Tue Aug 06 2024 19:15:05

One of the biggest data breaches ever leaks details on billions of users  
here's what we know so far

Date:
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 18:07:00 +0000

Description:
Personal information of billions of victims listed for sale online by 
cybercriminals.

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A class action lawsuit brought against background check company National 
Public Data (also known as Jerico Pictures) alleges the personal information 
of 2.9 billion individuals has made its way onto the dark web via a data 
breach. 

National Public Data uses a process called scraping to collect and store 
personally identifying data from non-public sources to carry out background 
checks on billions of people. 

This means that sensitive information like social security numbers, full 
names, addresses, relatives information was exposed - and crucially, it also 
means the information was not given willingly to the company, and many 
victims may not know it was stored at all. Data in the hands of 
cybercriminals 

Named plaintiff Christopher Hofmann was alerted by his identity-theft 
protection service provider that his data was exposed and leaked onto the 
dark web. Cyber criminal group ASDoD had listed a database which claimed to 
have the personal data of the individuals for sale at $3.5 million. 

Hofman and the plaintiffs accused NPD of negligence, breaches of fiduciary 
duty and third-party beneficiary contract, and unjust enrichment. Hofman is 
fighting for financial compensation, and for the NPD to segment data, conduct 
database scanning, employ a threat-management system, and appoint a 
third-party assessor to conduct an evaluation of its cybersecurity frameworks 
annually for 10 years. 

The court has been asked to require NPD purge personal data of all affected 
individuals and to encrypt all collected information going forward. 

If confirmed, this would be classified as one of the largest data breaches 
ever in terms of affected individuals - rivalling the Yahoo! 2013 breach 
which affected three billion customers - and what's worse is that its not yet 
clear how the data breach occurred. 

Experts recommend using an identity theft protection service for alerts if 
your information has been compromised - read more about our tips and 
recommendations here . 

Via Bloomberg More from TechRadar Pro These are the best identity theft 
protection tools around Battling identity theft: effective strategies to keep 
fraudsters at bay Learn how to spot the warning signs and safeguard yourself 
from identity theft



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/3-billion-people-s-personal-data-leaked-to-the-d
ark-web-including-social-security-numbers


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