BleepingComputer: Hackers leak 2.7 billion data records with Social Security numbers

In April, a threat actor known as USDoD claimed to be selling 2.9 billion records containing the personal data of people in the US, UK, and Canada that was stolen from National Public Data.

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The leaked data consists of two text files totaling 277GB and containing nearly 2.7 billion plaintext records, rather than the original 2.9 billion number originally shared by USDoD.

While BleepingComputer can’t confirm if this leak contains the data for every person in the US, numerous people have confirmed to us that it included their and family members’ legitimate information, including those who are deceased.

Each record consists of the following information - a person’s name, mailing addresses, and social security number, with some records including additional information, like other names associated with the person. None of this data is encrypted.