
Data broker blunders as millions are exposed with public passwords
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Background check company National Public Data admitted it exposed information like phone numbers, addresses and Social Security numbers to hackers.
It gets even worse. A new report revealed that another NPD data broker, which shares access to the same consumer records, published user passwords to its back-end database. Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson is an award-winning tech journalist who has a deep love of technology, gear and gadgets that make life better with his contributions for Fox News & FOX Business beginning mornings on "FOX & Friends." Got a tech question? Get Kurt’s free CyberGuy Newsletter, share your voice, a story idea or comment at CyberGuy.com.
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