Nearly 3 Billion People Hacked in National Public Data Breach. What You Need to Know

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Nearly three billion individuals had their personal data leaked during a cyber attack targeting National Public Data (NPD), a background checking service also known as Jerico Pictures. The data breach is one of the biggest in history and surfaced when a proposed class action lawsuit was filed in early August.  

The lawsuit alleges that personal data from nearly three billion people was leaked during a cyber attack targeting the company in April. Initially, neither NPD, nor Jerico Pictures confirmed the cyberattack.