364,333 Americans At Risk As Data Giant Discovers Breach – Social Security Numbers, Names and Other Sensitive Info Stolen

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 used for software development. The issue did not affect LNRS?s own networks or systems…

The types of impacted personal information varied by affected individual, and could have included name, contact information (such as phone number, postal or email address), Social Security number, driver’s license number or date of birth. No financial or credit card information was affected.”

LNRS says it immediately sent letters to affected customers to inform them of the breach, while offering free identity monitoring services to affected individuals for two years.

LNRS also says it has not yet detected any instance involving the misuse of the stolen customer data.

The firm is urging customers to stay vigilant and report any suspicious activity related to their financial accounts.

LNRS says it has “launched an investigation with the assistance of leading external cybersecurity experts, notified law enforcement and took steps to review and further enhance our security controls.”

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