2024 National Public Data breach explained

Jerico Pictures, Inc.
Trading Name:National Public Data
Type:Private
Industry:Data broker
Founder:Salvatore Verini Jr[1] [2]
Hq Location:Coral Springs, Florida, U.S.

Jerico Pictures, Inc., doing business as National Public Data,[3] [4] is a data broker company that performs employee background checks. Their primary service is collecting information from public data sources, including criminal records, addresses, and employment history, and offering that information for sale.[5]

2024 data breach

In August 2024, three class-action lawsuits were filed against National Public Data along with over 14 complaints filed in federal court, claiming that the company permitted hackers to steal sensitive private information covering millions of individuals.[6] [7] The theft was alleged to have occurred in April 2024.[8] [9] One of the lawsuits specifically claims that in April, a hacker going by the moniker "USDoD" posted a notice on the dark web, offering the data for sale at the price of US$3.5 million.[10]

The information stolen is alleged to include 2.9 billion records containing full names, current and past addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and phone numbers.[11] The stolen data contains records for people in the US, UK, and Canada.[12] [13] National Public Data confirmed on August 16, 2024, there was a breach originating from someone trying to breach their systems since December 2023, with the breach occurring from April 2024 and over the next few months.[14] [15] The company also confirmed that 2.9 billion records were obtained, though they were still working to determine how many people were affected by the breach, and were working with law enforcement to identify the hacker.[4]

In October 2024, Jerico Pictures filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it currently faces over a dozen lawsuits over the breach.[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JERICO PICTURES, INC. . Sunbiz.org . Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations.
  2. Web site: Brian . Krebs . National Public Data Published Its Own Passwords . Krebs On Security.
  3. News: August 15, 2024 . Personal Data of 3 Billion People Stolen in Hack, Suit Says (1) . Bloomberg Law . August 15, 2024 . August 15, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240815013516/https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/background-check-data-of-3-billion-stolen-in-breach-suit-says . live .
  4. Web site: National Public Data admits it leaked Social Security numbers in a massive data breach . Uram . Shakir . August 16, 2024 . August 16, 2024 . .
  5. Web site: Franceschi-Bicchierai . Lorenzo . June 11, 2024 . The mystery of an alleged data broker's data breach . August 15, 2024 . TechCrunch . en-US . August 17, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240817032421/https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/11/the-mystery-of-an-alleged-data-brokers-data-breach/ . live .
  6. Web site: Edwards . Jessy . National Public Data class actions allege company responsible for data breach affecting billions . Top Class Actions.
  7. News: Becker . Sam . National Public Data breach update: Lawsuits pile up against Florida-based background check company after ‘security incident’ . Fast Company . Mansueto Ventures, LLC.
  8. News: Coyer . Cassandre . August 2, 2024 . Personal Data of 3 Billion People Stolen in Hack, Suit Says (1) . August 15, 2024 . Bloomeberg Law . August 15, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240815000618/https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/background-check-data-of-3-billion-stolen-in-breach-suit-says . live .
  9. News: Picchi . Aimee . August 15, 2024 . Hackers may have stolen the Social Security numbers of many Americans. Here's what to know. . CBS News . August 15, 2024 . August 15, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240815174334/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/social-security-number-leak-npd-breach-what-to-know/ . live .
  10. Web site: Case 0:24-cv-61383-XXXX Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 08/01/2024 . August 15, 2024 . www.bloomberglaw.com . August 15, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240815013228/https://www.bloomberglaw.com/public/desktop/document/HofmannvJericoPicturesIncDocketNo024cv61383SDFlaAug012024CourtDoc?doc_id=X6S27DVM6H69DSQO6MTRAQRIVBS . live .
  11. News: Healey . Jon . August 13, 2024 . Hackers may have stolen the Social Security numbers of every American. Here's how to protect yourself . The Los Angeles Times . August 15, 2024 . August 15, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240815225020/https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-08-13/hacker-claims-theft-of-every-american-social-security-number . live .
  12. Web site: Shakir . Umar . August 14, 2024 . The weirdest '3 billion people' data breach ever . August 15, 2024 . The Verge . en . August 15, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240815012136/https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24220212/national-public-data-breach-social-security-3-billion . live .
  13. News: Bink . Addy . Martichoux . Alix . August 15, 2024 . Was your data leaked in massive breach?: How to know, and what to do now . The Hill.
  14. News: Snider . Mike . National Public Data confirms massive data breach included Social Security numbers . USA TODAY . Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC.
  15. News: Kennedy . Dan . National Public Data confirms data breach . 13 News Now . ABC.
  16. Web site: National Public Data files for bankruptcy, admits 'hundreds of millions' potentially affected. Thomson. Iain. October 9, 2024. October 9, 2024. The Register. en.

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