The Slow-Burn Nightmare of the National Public Data Breach
Social Security numbers, physical addresses, and more—all available online. After months of confusion, leaked information from a background check firm underscores the long-term risks of data breaches.
Data breaches are a seemingly endless scourge with no simple answer, but the breach in recent months of the background-check service National Public Data illustrates just how dangerous and intractable they have become. And after four months of ambiguity, the situation is only now beginning to come into focus with National Public Data finally acknowledging the breach on Monday just as a trove of the stolen data leaked publicly online.
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