August 19, 2024 at 09:43AM
National Public Data (NPD) confirms a data breach affecting 1.3 million US individuals, with 2760 from Maine. Reports suggest 2.9 billion records compromised. NPD suspects a third-party bad actor and acknowledges potential leaks. Discrepancies exist between NPD’s announcement and external reports. The full story behind the breach remains unclear. Initial victim count may rise over time.
Based on the meeting notes, the key takeaways are as follows:
National Public Data (NPD) suffered a data breach affecting 1.3 million people in the US, with 2760 residents of Maine being impacted.
The breach involved personal information such as name, email address, phone number, social security number, and mailing addresses.
The breach occurred on December 30, 2023, and was discovered by NPD on the same date.
This incident is believed to have involved a third-party bad actor attempting to hack into data, with potential leaks of certain data in April and summer 2024.
There are inconsistencies between the information provided by NPD and other sources, leading to uncertainty about the full scope of the breach.
Initial disclosed volumes of victims in data breaches have tended to increase over time, as seen in other cases such as the FBCS data breach.
The full story behind the NPD breach remains unclear and is currently under further investigation.
Related data breaches at other organizations have also been reported.
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