National Public Data breach: Steps to take to keep personal information safe from 7 On Your Side [Video]

NEW YORK (WABC) — A major data breach involving 2.9 billion Social Security records held by a Florida-based company has led to at least eight class-action lawsuits.

The background check business National Public Data admitted to the hack by cybercriminals, which put personal information up for sale on the dark web.

7 On Your Side has the steps to take to protect your personal information amid another breach that has exposed private details.

Nina Pineda says it’s not really if you will get breached, but when. Because so much of what we do is online, it can be like the Wild Wild West for bad people fighting against the good guys — but the good guys are trying to stay a step ahead of the cyber attacks.

In this most recent hack, billions of Americans may have had their names, emails, phone numbers, Social Security numbers and mailing addresses compromised.

The SSA is not happy because this hack has the potential to expose billions of dollars …