NPD Confirms Data Breach Of 1.3 Million People

The National Public Data is responsible for managing extensive personal records, and they have recently confirmed a major data breach. The initial reports and hacker leakers claim that up to 2.9 billion personal records may have been affected. On their release, the NPD confirmed, “There appears to have been a data security incident that may have involved some of your personal information.

“The incident is believed to have involved a third-party bad actor that was trying to hack into data in late December 2023, with potential leaks of certain data in April 2024 and summer 2024.” After investigating more thoroughly, NPD confirmed the breach affected 1.3 million people. Though it is a better figure compared to the initial estimate, it is still impactful. This is one of the…