Category Archives: TruthFinder

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→

A Close Up Look at the Consumer Data Broker Radaris

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If you live in the United States, the data broker Radaris likely knows a great deal about you, and they are happy to sell what they know to anyone. But how much do we know about Radaris? Publicly available data indicates that in addition to running a dizzying array of people-search websites, the co-founders of Radaris operate multiple Russian-language dating services and affiliate programs. It also appears many of their businesses have ties to a California marketing firm that works with a Russian state-run media conglomerate currently sanctioned by the U.S. government. Continue reading A Close Up Look at the Consumer Data Broker Radaris→

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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