Incident
incident:national_public_data_breach
Also: NPD data breach
Data breach in which approximately 2.9 billion lines of personal data were taken and offered for sale.
Data breach in which approximately 2.9 billion lines of personal data were taken and offered for sale.
“Luan took everything, 2.9 billion lines of data, 277 gigabytes worth”
“National Public Data leaked full names, birthdays, social security numbers”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outgoing | COMPROMISES | National Public Data | Explicit | 177 |
| outgoing | ATTRIBUTED_TO | USDoD | Explicit | 177 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | data scraping | Attributed | 177 |
National Public Data breach COMPROMISES National Public Data
The National Public Data breach compromised the data held by National Public Data.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 177 Details
“National Public Data leaked full names, birthdays, social security numbers, home addresses, past addresses, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers all in plain text.”
National Public Data breach ATTRIBUTED_TO USDoD
The breach is attributed in the episode to Luan, operating as USDoD, who took the National Public Data records and posted them for sale.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 177 Details
“Luan took everything, 2.9 billion lines of data, 277 gigabytes worth”
“he posts it for sale online as USDoD”
National Public Data breach INVOLVES data scraping
The episode describes the breach as involving a scraping company whose purpose was to find and aggregate information about people.
Attributed Confidence 96% · Speaker3 EP 177 Details
“The problem with the NPD data breach is that it is a scraping company that was designed to find out everything it can about you.”