By Emily Long
National Public Data, a background check company operated by Jerico Pictures Inc., was the target of a massive hack in early 2024, which led to the leak of billions of records containing data (culled from non-public sources) like Social Security numbers.
The site has since returned under new ownership as a “free people search engine” and, while it purports to rely on publicly available information, you still can (and should) remove your records. If nothing else, doing so means one less place that people can easily find your address, phone number, and other personal information.
What happened with National Public Data?
Last year, National Public Data was hacked by a group known as USDoD, which subsequently released a reported 2.7 billion stolen records containing sensitive data from individuals in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Jerico Pictures Inc., was the subject of multiple class-action lawsuits and later filed for bankruptcy, after which it shut down National Public Data.
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