Category Archives: Instant Checkmate

NationalPublicData.com Hack Exposes a Nation’s Data

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A great many readers this month reported receiving alerts that their Social Security Number, name, address and other personal information were exposed in a breach at a little-known but aptly-named consumer data broker called NationalPublicData.com. This post examines what we know about a breach that has exposed hundreds of millions of consumer records. We’ll also take a closer look at the data broker that got hacked — a background check company founded by an actor and retired sheriff’s deputy from Florida. Continue reading NationalPublicData.com Hack Exposes a Nation’s Data→

The Not-so-True People-Search Network from China

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It’s not unusual for the data brokers behind people-search websites to use pseudonyms in their day-to-day lives (you would, too). Some of these personal data purveyors even try to reinvent their online identities in a bid to hide their conflicts of interest. But it’s not every day you run across a US-focused people-search network based in China whose principal owners all appear to be completely fabricated identities. Continue reading The Not-so-True People-Search Network from China→

Instant Checkmate, TruthFinder Data Breach: 20M Accounts Leaked

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By Deeba Ahmed
Instant Checkmate and TruthFinder are two subscription-based services allowing users to carry out background checks on people.
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