Could You Be Affected by the PeopleCheck Data Breach?

PeopleCheck provides employment background checks for businesses. If you’ve applied for a job or been screened by one of their clients, your data could be involved. 

The Everest ransomware group – a known cybercriminal organisation – has claimed responsibility. 

The stolen data includes: 

• Full names, email addresses, and postal addresses 

• Phone numbers, dates of birth, gender, mother’s name 

• Social Security numbers and internal reference names 

• Profile photos, IP addresses, and two-factor authentication tokens 

• Invoice and payment details (employer)  

This is highly sensitive data that criminals can use for identity theft, fraud, and phishing attacks. 

If your data was processed by PeopleCheck, you could be at risk of identity theft or fraud. Even if you haven’t seen suspicious activity yet, the risk can last for years.

Stay vigilant: monitor your credit, check your accounts, and consider signing up for the free monitoring service offered by PeopleCheck.

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