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      "slug": "national-public-data-breach-ssn-leak",
      "title": "National Public Data breach: 2.7 billion records with SSNs leaked",
      "url": "https://pwn.watch/i/national-public-data-breach-ssn-leak",
      "json": "https://pwn.watch/i/national-public-data-breach-ssn-leak.json",
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      "startedAt": "2024-08-06",
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      "summary": "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.",
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      "date": "2024-08-11",
      "title": "BleepingComputer reports the 2.7 billion record leak",
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      "url": "https://pwn.watch/i/national-public-data-breach-ssn-leak"
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      "date": "2024-08-06",
      "title": "Actor 'Fenice' leaks the most complete version of the data for free on Breached",
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      "sourceUrl": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-leak-27-billion-data-records-with-social-security-numbers/",
      "url": "https://pwn.watch/i/national-public-data-breach-ssn-leak"
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      "patchStatus": "no-fix-needed",
      "date": "2024-04",
      "title": "USDoD offers 2.9 billion records allegedly stolen from National Public Data for $3.5 million",
      "body": null,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-leak-27-billion-data-records-with-social-security-numbers/",
      "url": "https://pwn.watch/i/national-public-data-breach-ssn-leak"
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