The Slow-Burn Nightmare of the National Public Data Breach

A reported breach of data broker National Public Data exposed personal records that appear to be incomplete and inconsistent—many email addresses are paired with inaccurate personal information and duplicates, and researchers found no email addresses in the Social Security number files. Although the dataset's quality is questionable, the leak still increases the risk of identity theft and fraud when combined with other breached data, and affected individuals are being advised to monitor and freeze credit.