National Public Database Data Breach Exposes 2.9 Billion Records!

A background check company, National Public Database (NPD), has confirmed a massive data breach that resulted in 2.9 billion records lost to hacker group “USDoD.” Around April 8, 2024, they posted a database on the dark web and looking to sell the data for $3.5 million.

For a more in depth explanation, check cybersecurity expert Brian Krebs’ blog on the topic. There he exposes just how bad their security practices were. He explains there was even a .zip file publicly available on a sister site (recordscheck.net) that contained source code and plain text usernames and passwords for the site’s administrator and members. Read more here:
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/08/national-public-data-published-its-own-passwords/

Check if you were impacted by using these tools:

https://npd.pentester.com/search

https://npdbreach.com/

It’s recommended that you sign up for credit monitoring, and more importantly, freeze your credit at all 3 reporting agencies:

Equifax Credit Freeze:
https://www.equifax.com/personal/credit-report-services

Experian Credit Freeze:
https://www.experian.com/freeze/center.html

TransUnion Credit Freeze:
https://www.transunion.com/credit-freeze

Read more here:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2024/08/17/social-security-hack-national-public-data-confirms/74843810007

https://qz.com/private-records-social-security-stolen-hack-3-billion-1851622820

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/social-security-number-leak-npd-breach-what-to-know