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Is Your SSN in the National Public Data Breach? Here’s How to Find Out

PC Mag: “Two cybersecurity firms launch separate websites that can tell you if your personal information, including Social Security number, was exposed in the National Public Data breach. A massive data breach has Americans worried about their private info getting into the wrong hands, but a pair of newly released websites could make it easier to find out if you’re affected.  The breach concerns a little-known company called National Public Data, which performs background checks on US residents. Last week, the company finally confirmed that hackers stole a large database containing records on people’s names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. Making matters worse is that the database has been freely circulating on an internet forum for cybercriminals and fraudsters to download…”

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