According to Cybernews, which uncovered the breach, the exposed data is believed to include names, birthdates, email addresses, phone numbers, passwords, IP addresses, property records, and more.
Thomas Richards, associate principal consultant at the Synopsys Software Integrity Group, said the scale of the breach opens up impacted individuals to a variety of future risks.
MC2 customers need to be extra careful of any sudden and urgent requests to take unusual action, as they could be phishing attempts.
With background check companies holding highly sensitive information, it's no surprise that they might be attractive targets for hackers.
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