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LAWSUIT ALLEGES HACKERS MAY HAVE STOLEN MORE THAN 2.7 BILLION RECORDS, INCLUDING
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS

The class action lawsuit, filed on Aug. 1, alleges hackers have access to
personal information including addresses and family members' names

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A new class action lawsuit claims that hackers have gained access to personal
information — including Social Security numbers — of “billions of individuals.”



The lawsuit, filed on behalf of California resident Christopher Hofmann, alleges
that a National Public Data breach resulted in his personal information being
leaked to the dark web. Bloomberg Law was the first to report the lawsuit.



In the data breach, which allegedly happened around four months ago, a hacker
group named USDoD attained unencrypted information of billions of people from
National Public Data, which is a Florida-based background check company,
according to the lawsuit.



A hacker then allegedly leaked a version of the stolen data for free on a
hacking forum tech site, technology news website Bleeping Computer reported.


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The stolen information allegedly includes physical addresses for nearly 3
billion individuals and names of siblings and parents — all of which could allow
cyber criminals to have unauthorized access to financial accounts or to have the
ability to take out loans on behalf of other individuals, according to CBS News.



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The lawsuit also alleges that those who may have had their personal information
compromised weren’t alerted to the development.


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"In fact, upon information and belief, the vast majority of Class Members were
unaware that their sensitive [personal information] had been compromised, and
that they were, and continue to be, at significant risk of identity theft and
various other forms of personal, social, and financial harm," the lawsuit
claims. 



If the hack is confirmed, it would be the largest-ever data breach in terms of
affected people, per Bloomberg.



In light of the lawsuit, experts suggest consumers should think about freezing
their credit files at the three big credit bureaus, Experian, Equifax and
TransUnion.


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