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Security experts are warning that a background check site may have been breached, resulting in the potential exposure of billions of Social Security and address records that could cover everyone in the United States., a hacking forum lit up when a user claimed to have access to a huge cache of documents gleaned from data brokerage National Public Data.
Along with containing tons and tons of records that link names to Social Security numbers and addresses, the unencrypted cache is also said to attribute potential aliases of individuals as well.was not able to confirm whether the breach truly did impact every person in the US, the UK, and Canada, its reporters did verify with some people whose names, Social Security numbers, and addresses were contained within it that they were correct. However, their current place of residence was out of date.
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Hackers may have leaked the Social Security Numbers of every AmericanKris Holt joined Engadget as a contributing reporter on the news desk in 2018. He has been writing about technology, games, streaming and entertainment for over a decade after starting his career as a sub-editor on a local newspaper. Kris holds a Master of Arts degree in English from the University of Dundee.
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