Attack on LexisNexis Risk Solutions Exposes Data on 300k +
- On May 14, 2025, LexisNexis Risk Solutions revealed that hackers accessed sensitive consumer data by breaching an external software development service it utilized.
- The breach occurred on December 25, 2024, when an unknown actor accessed personal data through a compromised company account on GitHub.
- The hack exposed sensitive information from 364,333 individuals, including names, contact details, Social Security and driver’s license numbers, and birth dates.
- LexisNexis emphasized the breach did not affect its own systems nor involve financial or credit card details and is providing 24 months of Experian identity protection.
- The incident highlights ongoing risks with data brokers collecting personal data and has prompted notifications, ongoing investigations, and potential class action lawsuits.
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364,333 Americans At Risk As Data Giant Discovers Breach – Social Security Numbers, Names and Other Sensitive Info Stolen - The Daily Hodl
Sensitive personal and financial information of hundreds of thousands of Americans has been stolen in a newly reported cybersecurity incident. In a filing with the Office of the Maine Attorney General, Georgia-based data broker giant LexisNexis Risk Solutions (LNRS) says that it discovered a breach affecting 364,333 people. “We learned that on December 25, 2024, an unauthorized third party acquired certain LNRS data from a third-party platform u…
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That LexisNexis Data Breach Was So Bad, It Might Lead to a Class-Action Lawsuit
Data broker LexisNexis Risk Solutions has just disclosed a data breach that occurred at the end of last year affecting more than 364,000 individuals, which underscores the concerns with companies collecting and profiting off of user data.
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