National Public Data Data Breach

What happened?

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 information, including US social security numbers. Further partial data sets were later released including extensive personal information and 134M unique email addresses, although the origin and accuracy of the data remains in question. This breach has been flagged as "unverified" and a full description of the incident is in the link above.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is April 9, 2024. The record was added to the catalogue on August 13, 2024 and last updated there on August 13, 2024.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Dates of birth
• Email addresses
• Genders
• Government issued IDs
• Names
• Phone numbers
• Physical addresses

These are incident-level categories. The record does not prove that every category was exposed for every affected person.

Who may be affected?

This record may be relevant to people who had an account or other relationship with National Public Data around April 9, 2024. A catalogue entry does not establish that every customer was affected or that every listed data category applied to each person. Compare the record with an official notice addressed to you.

What should you do?

Choose actions that match the information involved. If you find signs that someone is using your identity, the Federal Trade Commission provides a personal recovery plan at IdentityTheft.gov.