LexisNexis Risk Solutions disclosed a data breach affecting over 360,000 individuals, stating that personal information was taken from a compromised GitHub account but their own systems were secure. The breach, reported to have occurred in December 2024, includes sensitive data such as names, social security numbers, and addresses, though no financial information was compromised. LNRS is cooperating with law enforcement and has begun notifying affected individuals, raising questions about the timeline of the incident's discovery and response.
On Tuesday, April 1, 2025, LexisNexis Risk Solutions received a report from an unknown third party claiming to have accessed certain information belonging to LNRS.
No financial or credit card information was affected. We have no evidence that your data has been further misused.
Our Information Security team began investigating and confirmed that some data held in GitHub was acquired by an unknown third party.
The data included names, phone numbers, postal and email addresses, social security numbers, driver's license numbers, and dates of birth.
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