The 2024 National Public Data breach exposed roughly 2.9 billion records on about 1.3 billion people, including Social Security numbers, via a misconfigured database.
Key facts
- Disclosed in 2024, exposing around 2.9 billion records.
- Included highly sensitive data such as Social Security numbers.
- Caused by a misconfigured, exposed database.
- The fallout contributed to the company’s collapse.
The lesson
A misconfiguration exposed data on over a billion people. It underscores how database hygiene and exposure monitoring are foundational controls.
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