Lawsuit claims hackers accessed billions of records, including social security numbers, by breaching background check company. Almost 2.7 billion records of personal information for people in the united states were leaked on a hacking forum, exposing names, social security numbers, all known physical addresses, and. The hacking group usdod claimed it had stolen personal records, including social security info, of 2.9 billion people from national public data.
Every American's Social Security Number & Other Data Was Just Stolen: 2
A viral but unsubstantiated claim that nearly every american had their social security number (ssn) leaked in a massive data breach spread like wildfire this week, stemming from the alleged hack.
If true, reports suggest all americans may have had valuable personal information compromised — including full names, current and past addresses, social security numbers and information on.
