2.7 Billion Data Records Leaked Including Social Security Numbers

There has been news about a prominent hacking group that claimed a large amount of sensitive personal information was allegedly stolen from a major data broker about four months ago, but a member of that group has reportedly released most of the information for free on an online marketplace where stolen personal information is sold. 

A breach of sensitive data, including Social Security numbers and other personal information of Americans, could have a transnational impact on identity theft, fraud and other crimes, said Teresa Murray, director of consumer advocacy for the U.S. Public Information Research Group.

An online hacking forum has exposed nearly 2.7 billion personal information records belonging to Americans, including names, addresses and even Social Security numbers. 

Information including Social Security numbers was also posted to the forum. This data originated from a company which collected and sold the data for legitimate purposes but in April 2024, it is claimed that the data was stripped and offered for sale by the company.

As part of the investigation, it was reported that the information had been stolen from National Public Data by a threat actor called USDoD. 

Using information scraping from public sources, National Public Data compiles individual profiles that are then used to create portfolios of individual properties, which are marketed to consumers. In addition to serving

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