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A data breach of credit reporting and ID verification services firm 700Credit affected 5.6 million people, allowing hackers to steal personal information of customers of the firm's client companies.

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Hackers stole the names, addresses, dates of birth, and SSNs of more than 5.8 million individuals from 700Credit’s systems.

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