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Is Your SSN in the National Public Data Breach? Here's How to Find Out


Two cybersecurity firms launch separate websites that can tell you if your personal information, including Social Security number, was exposed in the National Public Data breach.

A massive data breach has Americans worried about their private info getting into the wrong hands, but a pair of newly released websites could make it easier to find out if you’re affected. Last week, the company finally confirmed that hackers stole a large database containing records on people’s names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. But New Jersey-based Atlas Privacy Data Corporation has created npdbreach.com, which can flag if your Social Security, phone number, or full name and ZIP code are in the archive.

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