National Public Data admits hackers stole Social Security numbers in massive breach

National Public Data admits hackers stole Social Security numbers in massive breach | The company that was named in a class-action lawsuit filed by internet users who claim that the Social Security number of every American was stolen from its servers has confirmed that it was hacked by cybercriminals who obtained the sensitive data. NY Post Reporter Ariel Zilber shares this story.

Jerico Pictures Inc., the Coral Springs, Fla.-based entity that does business as National Public Data, released a statement last week in which it acknowledged that “the information that was suspected of being breached contained name, email address, phone number, social security number, and mailing address(es).”

NPD, which attributed the “data security incident” to an attempted hack by a “third-party bad actor,” released the statement on its website.

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