Amid More Dumping, Data Privacy Movement Awaits a Spark | Digital Guardian

A blog post reports that a NetProspex (Dun & Bradstreet) database containing contact information for about 33 million U.S. professionals was leaked or sold and is searchable by employer and job title; the dataset reportedly includes entries for Department of Defense employees and many Fortune 500 staffers. The article warns of the privacy and security risks (phishing, targeted attacks, nation-state interest) and likens public complacency about data leaks to historical environmental disasters that prompted regulatory action.