National Public Data
- Place a fraud alert or credit freeze with the major credit bureaus to block new accounts opened in your name.
- Expect more phishing and spam at this address. Treat messages that reference this company with extra caution.
- Watch for text-message phishing and SIM-swap attempts on your phone number.
- Be wary of targeted scams that use your personal details to sound convincing.
What is the National Public Data data breach?
In April 2024, a large trove of data made headlines as having exposed "3 billion people" due to a breach of the National Public Data background check service . The initial corpus of data released in the breach contained billions of rows of personal...
When did the data breach happen?
This data breach occurred around April 2024.
How many accounts were affected?
Around 133,957,569 accounts were affected.
What information was exposed?
Exposed data included Dates of birth, Email addresses, Genders, Government issued IDs, Names, Phone numbers and Physical addresses.
What should I do if I was affected?
Place a fraud alert or credit freeze with the major credit bureaus to block new accounts opened in your name. Expect more phishing and spam at this address. Treat messages that reference this company with extra caution. Watch for text-message phishing and SIM-swap attempts on your phone number. Be wary of targeted scams that use your personal details to sound convincing.