IDMerit Data Breach Exposes 1 Billion Identity Verification Records
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Summary
A massive data breach at IDMerit, a company specializing in identity verification services, exposed approximately 1 billion sensitive personal records across 26 countries, including over 203 million records in the United States. The unprotected database contained highly sensitive information such as names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and identity verification documents that criminals could use for identity theft and fraud.
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In the United States alone, more than 203 million records were left unsecured.
This involves the exact documents and details companies use to confirm you are really you.
If criminals get that kind of information, they'd have everything they need.
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