PSA. Get yourself removed from this stinking pile of garbage.
#NationalPublicData #privacy #leakers #NPD
https://www.pcmag.com/news/site-behind-major-ssn-leak-returns-with-detailed-data-on-millions-how-to
#NationalPublicData
PCMag: Site Behind Major SSN Leak Returns With Detailed Data on Millions: How to Opt Out. “The site shut down in December amid a wave of lawsuits against parent company Jericho Pictures after a breach exposed an estimated 272 million unique SSNs and 600 million phone numbers. Since then, the site has been relatively dormant. But today, we spotted the nationalpublicdata.com domain springing back […]
Heads up, folks:
Michael Kan reports that National Public Data is back under new owners: https://www.pcmag.com/news/site-behind-major-ssn-leak-returns-with-detailed-data-on-millions-how-to
Here is the direct link to their opt-out page instructions:
https://nationalpublicdata.com/optout.html
I had opted out previously after their humongous #databreach last year. When I checked my name now, it did not find my profile, so if you opted out before, you may still be opted out, but better safe than sorry: check and opt-out if needed.
Brazil Arrests ‘USDoD,’ Hacker in FBI Infragard Breach
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/10/brazil-arrests-usdod-hacker-in-fbi-infragard-breach/
#NationalPublicData #Ne'er-Do-WellNews #ALittleSunshine #DataBreaches #EquationCorp #CrowdStrike #RaidForums #InfraGard #Hackread #Intel471 #Tecmundo #TVGlobo #NetSec #USDoD #fbi
Brazil Arrests ‘USDoD,’ Hacker in FBI Infragard Breach - Brazilian authorities reportedly have arrested a 33-year-old man on suspicion of b... https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/10/brazil-arrests-usdod-hacker-in-fbi-infragard-breach/ #nationalpublicdata #neer-do-wellnews #alittlesunshine #databreaches #equationcorp #crowdstrike #raidforums #infragard #hackread #intel471 #tecmundo #tvglobo #netsec #usdod #fbi
National Public Data files for bankruptcy after massive data breach put "hundreds of millions" at risk
National Public Data, a background check service that collects and stores large amounts of personal data, has filed for bankruptcy after failing to recover from suffering a devastating cyberattack in December 2023
#NationalPublicData #NPD #databreach #security #cybersecurity #infosec #business #bankruptcy #hackers #hacking #hacked
Headline: National Public Data, the hacked data broker that lost millions of Social Security numbers and more, files for bankruptcy
Snippet: A Florida data broker that lost hundreds of millions of Social Security numbers and other personally identifiable information in a data breach earlier this year, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the company faces a wave of litigation.
National Public Data, an online background check, experienced a significant data breach. Over 2.7 billion records with highly sensitive personal data of nearly 170 million people were exposed.
This article provides detailed information about the breach, the data exposed, and recommended actions to help you stay safe.
#NationalPublicData #NPD #Microsoft #databreach #security #cybersecurity #infosec #hackers #hacking #hacked
Every so often, I'll discover that one of my blog posts has gone somewhat viral, and then I have people calling me and emailing me to ask me -- or demand -- that I remove their data from my database or that I add them to the class action lawsuit a post may have reported on.
So following my post on opting out of National Public Data, I now I have some people sending me their personal information and telling me to remove all their data from my database because they want to opt out.
No, folks -- you need to send that to National Public Data. Not to the news blog that reported on it....
Episode 258: Broken Brokers – Optery’s Fight To Claw Back Your Personal Data - Lawrence Gentilello, the co-founder and CEO of Optery talks about the growing scan... https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/903696182/0/thesecurityledger~Episode-Broken-Brokers-Opterys-Fight-To-Claw-Back-Your-Personal-Data/ #personaldatamanagement #nationalpublicdata #identitytheft #dataprivacy #databroker #companies #datatheft #spotlight #facebook #podcasts #startup #threats #hacking #optery #trends #att
So even though I am not in a state that National Public Data recognizes as having a right to OPT-OUT, I sent an OPT-OUT demand to them this morning because the information they had on me that got leaked was a mix of accurate and inaccurate info.
To my surprise, they responded within hours. In their email they wrote, in part:
"We have removed the entire database from our system. We may be required to retain certain records to comply with legal obligations; we will retain your request and our response for our records. Please note that while we are unable to edit or remove third-party data about you, including in public records, we will not sell your personal information through our services."
I hadn't seen anything on their website statement/notice about them removing the database from their system.
Interesting....
You Should Be Angry Over the Lack of Federal Privacy Reform
Data breaches and leaks have grown so large, entire countries have now started getting hit. Yet, privacy reform continues to be elusive.
https://www.freezenet.ca/you-should-be-angry-over-the-lack-of-federal-privacy-reform/
#News #Privacy #Security #BillC27 #breach #Canada #hack #NationalPublicData #PrivacyReform #SIN #SSN #US
National Public Data leaked passwords online
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/08/national-public-data-leaked-passwords-online #DataLeak #NPD #NationalPublicData
Major 'National Public Data' Leak Worse Than Expected With Passwords Stored in Plain Text - MacRumors
#Idiots #NationalPublicData #Hack #ShittyCompanies
https://www.macrumors.com/2024/08/20/npd-data-leak-plain-text/
Headline: National Public Data Published Its Own Passwords
Snippet: Following last week’s story on the breadth of the NPD breach, a reader alerted KrebsOnSecurity that a sister NPD property — the background search service recordscheck.net — was hosting an archive that included the usernames and password for the site’s administrator.
Source: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/08/national-public-data-published-its-own-passwords/
Feels like every other week I get letter in the mail from vendor or vendor of a vendor about my data being exfiltrated from their network. Waiting for the letter from National Public Data.
National Public #Data confirms breach exposing Social Security numbers
Looks like #NPD has finally come out and confirmed that at least some of the data leaked came from their systems. They don’t provide much information though.
You’d think they’d be a little more forthcoming, given the situation. But that’s obviously asking for too much.
Reminder: even if your email is found in this breach, it doesn’t necessarily mean your SSN was leaked. A portion of the data is also inaccurate (wrong SSNs to the wrong people, for example) and many people have repeated rows (which may hold inaccurate information.) The data allegedly also includes information of deceased individuals. The data also includes UK and Canadian citizens.
The 2.9 billion records cited in the major news outlets does NOT mean 2.9 billion unique records. There are not 2.9 billion SSNs.
#NationalPublicData confirms massive data breach included #SocialSecurityNumbers
Social Security numbers, names, addresses, email addresses and phone numbers were in the 2.9 billion records within a data #breach. #Security firm Pentester.com tool tells you if your data is involved.
#privacy
After nearly 3B personal records leak online, Florida #DataBroker confirms it was ransacked by cyber-thieves
Names, addresses, Social Security numbers, more all out there
https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/16/national_public_data_theft/
#NationalPublicData #NPD #DataSecurity
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