Once again, we bear witness to the abysmal failure of Democrats when it comes to cybersecurity. Our nation is left vulnerable, our citizens’ Social Security numbers potentially in the hands of hackers, as highlighted by several news sources. This massive data breach took place a mere four months ago and is credited to a notorious hacking group who managed to plunder a vast amount of personal data from a premier data broker.

The audacious cybercriminal group known as USDoD proudly advertised on a dark web forum what they brazenly titled “National Public Data” on April 8th. The U.S District Court for the Southern District of Florida received a complaint that this database allegedly houses the private details of nearly 3 billion individuals, with an outrageous price tag of $3.5 million.

This sensitive data was made freely available on an internet forum notorious for dealing in stolen personal data. Teresa Murray from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group voiced her concerns to the Los Angeles Times, warning of potential consequences such as rampant identity thefts, frauds, and other criminal activities due to exposed Social Security numbers and other confidential information.

National Public Data, currently under fire, is facing a proposed class action lawsuit. This company that amasses personal data for resale and background checks is believed to be the source of the compromised data. Jerico Pictures, Inc operates under this business alias.

Here’s what was reported by the LA Times:

A class-action lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., against National Public Data. The hacking group USDoD claimed to have stolen personal records of 2.9 billion individuals from this company that offers personal information for background checks by employers, private investigators, staffing agencies etc.

The hackers offered these stolen records—originally from the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom—for sale on a hacker forum for an exorbitant price of $3.5 million.

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The offer was made on a notorious hacker forum and even though no deal was finalized, parts of the data were leaked elsewhere. Engadget highlighted that unlike previous leaks that included phone numbers and email addresses, this release lacked such details. In response to this colossal breach, it’s crucial for individuals to take protective measures including regular credit report checks and alerting credit bureaus while also using services that monitor your accounts as well as dark web activity to shield against identity theft.

This breach supposedly took place under the supposed vigilant watch of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), raising severe doubts about their ability to protect sensitive information. CISA is also responsible for securing U.S. elections and is now under scrutiny for its role in safeguarding such critical data.

Each record in the dataset contains a person’s name, mailing address, and Social Security number, with some even including alternate names linked to the individual. None of this data was encrypted. Unlike previous leaks that included contact details like phone numbers and email addresses, this latest leak comprising 2.7 billion records did not include such information.

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