Hacker behind 2.9-billion person data breach caught — what you can do to stay safe
A Brazilian man, purported to be the hacker behind a massive August data breach, has been arrested by the Brazilian Federal Police.
Hacker Tied To National Public Data Breach Arrested In Brazil
The hacker 'USDoD' gained a reputation for selling stolen information, including from the FBI. But in August, his identity was apparently exposed, which likely led to his arrest.
Despite the Devastation, the National Public Data Breach Is Anything But Irregular
Given the volume, completeness, and nature of the data, the hacking group behind the attack is alleged to have offered it up on a dark web market for the eye-watering sum of $3.5 million. Unsurprisingly, the breach led to a flurry of class-action lawsuits, with over 14 complaints filed in federal court to date.
National Public Data Files for Bankruptcy Following Massive Data Breach
Jerico Pictures, the parent company of National Public Data (NPD) and the center of a massive data breach that exposed the personal data of an estimated 2.7 billion people, has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.
USDoD hacker behind National Public Data breach arrested in Brazil
A notorious hacker named USDoD, who is linked to the National Public Data and InfraGard breaches, has been arrested by Brazil's Polícia Federal in "Operation Data Breach".
Data broker National Public Data files for bankruptcy following massive breach
Jerico Pictures, the data brokerage company operating as National Public Data, recently filed for bankruptcy in the Southern District of Florida. The organization was compromised by
Brazilian police arrested the hacker who stole everyone’s SSN
Operation Data Breach’ may have found its target, but that won’t secure more than 270 million Social Security numbers revealed by the National Public Data incident.
Breach Roundup: Brazilian Police Arrest USDoD
This week, Brazilian police arrested USDoD, Internet Archive is recovering, a Microsoft warning over Kerberoasting and of mounting phishing attacks, Google touted
National Public Data, the hacked data broker that lost millions of Social Security numbers and more, files for bankruptcy
The data broker who lost one of the biggest databases of Social Security numbers in a data breach earlier this year, files ...
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Company at center of what could be biggest data breach ever files for bankruptcy
National Public Data, the company at the center of what could be the largest data breach in history, has filed for bankruptcy. The filing could jeopardize compensation for the victims whose Social ...
These are the 7 most devastating data breaches. Now what?
While not as widely publicized, the MoveIt breach was a silent killer. It impacted 77 million individuals across 2,600 companies globally. The Clop malware gang exploited a security flaw, causing an ...
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Should You Freeze Your Credit Amid National Public Data, Change Healthcare Breaches?
including a data breach at Change Healthcare and a data breach at National Public Data. Alongside these breaches have been calls to keep yourself safe by freezing your credit. But ...
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Company at center of what could be largest data breach in history files for bankruptcy
National Public Data's bankruptcy filing jeopardizes compensation for the millions affected by the massive data breach.