Hack of US background check firm leaks Social Security numbers and more at massive scale
A hack of a US background check company leaked personal information, including Social Security numbers and addresses, online. Figures of 2.7 billion to 2.9 billion records were cited, but the actual number of people affected has not been confirmed. Lawsuits followed over issues such as inadequate breach notification, and the Missouri Attorney General also decided to investigate.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Claimed leak of 2.7 billion to 2.9 billion records of personal information, including Social Security numbers and addresses
- Cause / method
- Hack of a background check company
- Location
- United States
If your data was exposed
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Timeline
- It was reported that a massive amount of personal information had been leaked on the dark web.
- Lawsuits were filed against the data broker over the data leak.
- Allegations emerged of a leak of 2.7 billion records including Social Security numbers and of inadequate breach notification.
- The Missouri Attorney General decided to investigate the massive data leak.
- It was suggested that a breach that occurred in April may have exposed sensitive information of millions of Americans.
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