Massive data leak may include the personal data of every person in the US, UK, and Canada

A massive data leak of some 2.7 billion records may include sensitive personal data for every person in the US, UK, and Canada. For the US, the data includes social security numbers.

The data is said to have come from a company known as National Public Data, which collects and sells personal data for use in background checks by private investigators and others …

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