Massive Data Breach Exposes Billions of Social Security Numbers

A cyberattack of unprecedented scale has potentially compromised the personal information of nearly every American. Hackers have allegedly stolen billions of records containing sensitive data, including Social Security numbers, from National Public Data, a company that provides background checks and people search services.

The stolen data, reportedly encompassing information on individuals from the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, was initially offered for sale on the dark web before being publicly released. The sheer volume of compromised data is staggering, potentially affecting hundreds of millions of people.