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Confidence MediumMay 28, 2025lexisnexis.com

LexisNexis Risk Solutions Discloses Data Breach Affecting 364,000 Individuals

PatternExternal actor · Hacking · Confidentiality impact

Data broker LexisNexis Risk Solutions (LNRS) notified over 364,000 people on May 28, 2025, that their personal information was stolen in a December 2024 data breach. An unauthorized third party acquired data from a third-party platform used for software development (GitHub account), accessing names, dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses, Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers.

Signal date
May 28, 2025
Updated
Jun 26, 2026
Confidence
Medium
Sources
1 source
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Lexisnexis

Sector
Information
Signals
1 linked

Signal context

First seen: May 28, 2025

Last updated: Jun 26, 2026

Status: Public signal

Key points

  • LexisNexis Risk Solutions (LNRS) affected.
  • 364,000 individuals impacted.
  • Personal information stolen from a third-party platform (GitHub account).

Signal analysis

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Affected organization
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Lexisnexis

Sector: Information

Likely country: Location not provided

Estimated
Threat source
Hacking activity

The feed marks multiple actor roles. Treat this as a review signal rather than a final attribution.

  • Source type: outside the affected organization
  • Source type: supplier or third-party involvement
Business impact
Potential data exposure

Impact area: Confidentiality

Likely asset: User or customer data

Trend context
69 signals with similar action pattern
  • 26 signals in the same sector
  • 90 signals with the same likely impact area
  • 1 signal linked to this organization/domain
Mentioned entities
LexisnexisData DisclosureLexisNexis Risk SolutionsLNRSGitHubPersonal

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