https://pwn.watch/t/data-broker Live security incidents worldwide: CVEs, patch status, fixed versions, advisories and the posts that broke them. en Sun, 11 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://pwn.watch/i/national-public-data-breach-ssn-leak https://pwn.watch/i/national-public-data-breach-ssn-leak Sun, 11 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT high <p>Data stolen from background-check broker National Public Data, nearly 2.7 billion plaintext records with names, mailing addresses and Social Security numbers of people in the US, was leaked for free on a hacking forum. It had first been offered for sale in April 2024 by an actor called USDoD.</p> <p><strong>Status:</strong> closed · <strong>Patch:</strong> no-fix-needed</p> <p><strong>Latest updates:</strong></p><ul><li>2024-08-11: BleepingComputer reports the 2.7 billion record leak (<a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-leak-27-billion-data-records-with-social-security-numbers/">source</a>)</li><li>2024-08-06: Actor 'Fenice' leaks the most complete version of the data for free on Breached (<a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-leak-27-billion-data-records-with-social-security-numbers/">source</a>)</li><li>2024-04: USDoD offers 2.9 billion records allegedly stolen from National Public Data for $3.5 million (<a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-leak-27-billion-data-records-with-social-security-numbers/">source</a>)</li></ul>