Cybersecurity experts are urging individuals to take precautions to safeguard their information following yet another significant data breach in Manchester, New Hampshire. Major data breach exposes 2.7 billion personal records, experts urge action
A background check company’s records, including names, Social Security numbers, and addresses, were allegedly stolen during the April breach.
Publicity: “It happens too often. Over a billion records were created in just the first half of the year. Gary Miliefsky, a cybersecurity expert, stated, “This breach is over 2.7 billion records with a lot of information.”
The responsible hacker group goes by the name USDOD and asserts that records from national public data sources have been stolen.
They are attempting to sell 2.9 billion records for $3.5 million on the dark web. In addition, a number of hackers, one of whom goes by the name “niece,” have already made available some of this data for free, possibly even a complete version in a form in August. Therefore, it is already floating around the dark web,” Miliefsky stated.
The public is being urged to act by government officials before it is too late.
“We must take action on this. We must all become more vigilant. The company is being sued, but the lawsuit won’t help, as you already know. Miliefsky stated, “the fact that you come home one day and find that your bank account is empty or that your credit card is maxed out, and you didn’t do anything about it.”
