<ul><li>LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a data broker, disclosed a breach affecting over 364,000 people, dating back to December 25, 2024.</li><li>The hacker obtained consumers' sensitive personal data, such as names, dates of birth, phone numbers, addresses, Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers.</li><li>Data brokers like LexisNexis profit from collecting and selling access to large amounts of Americans' personal and financial data for various purposes.</li><li>The Trump administration recently scrapped a plan that aimed to restrict data brokers from selling Americans' personal information, despite calls by privacy advocates.</li></ul>

Data broker giant LexisNexis says breach exposed personal information of over 364,000 people

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