USA Criminal Records 2024 Data Breach
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Low SeverityWebsite / service breach
USA Criminal Records People-Search Site Breach (2024): 51M Names & Home Addresses Exposed
People-search website aggregating public criminal records
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Breach Intelligence Summary
Entity: USA Criminal Records · Actor: USDoD · Sources: 2 references
Attack: Unknown
Profile: Platform · Public records search and people search services · People search and background information broker · USA
Timeline: Breach (2024-01-01) · Year (2024)
Exposure: 51.3M records · 2 fields: Full Name, Physical Address
Status: Reported
Executive Summary
USA Criminal Records, a commercial people-search platform that aggregates criminal records and personal contact data from public sources, suffered a breach in May 2024 when the cybercriminal known as USDoD released approximately 70 million records taken from the site. The exact method of extraction has not been publicly confirmed. The affected individuals were not users of the platform but third parties whose information had been collected from public databases and republished without their direct involvement. The exposed data included full names, home addresses, known aliases, dates of birth, and arrest and conviction records spanning 2020 to 2024. Because this data links real people to criminal histories and physical locations, the risks are serious. Affected individuals face an elevated threat of doxxing, stalking, harassment, and discrimination, and those with sensitive records, such as sealed or expunged cases, may face reputational harm if the data circulates further. No major regulatory action or class-action litigation specifically tied to this breach has been publicly documented. Data brokers that source from public records often face limited legal exposure, which means affected individuals should not expect formal notification or redress. People with any history in the U.S. criminal justice system between 2020 and 2024 should be alert to unsolicited contact, requests that reference personal details, or signs that their home address has been exposed online.
ObscureIQ assessment: Extremely high risk of doxxing, stalking, harassment, identity theft, and reputational harm. Criminal-record search data can also intensify discrimination and coercive targeting.
Breach Impact
In May 2024 the cybercriminal known as USDoD claimed responsibility for releasing approximately 70 million records from the platform. The exposed data included names and home addresses tied to criminal record profiles — third-party subjects aggregated without their direct participation. The breach was notable because the records implicated not registered users of the site but individuals whose data had been scraped from public sources and republished. No major regulatory action or class-action litigation specifically tied to this breach has been prominently documented in public sources, consistent with the limited legal exposure data brokers typically face when the data was sourced from public records rather than directly held account information.
About USA Criminal Records
USA Criminal Records is a people-search website aggregating publicly available criminal records, court filings, and personal contact data into searchable consumer-facing profiles. The platform is marketed for background research and people-search purposes. It operates as a data broker, sourcing records from public databases rather than collecting data directly from individuals.
Why They Hold Your Data
People-search and criminal-record platforms aggregate identity, address, public-record, and criminal-history-linked data into searchable consumer profiles.
Recent Developments
No significant organizational developments for USA Criminal Records have been documented in public sources beyond its role in the 2024 breach. The platform continues to operate as a people-search service in the U.S. data broker market.
Data Points Exposed
2 verified field types
Full Name High
Physical Address High
Field names are shown in full for clarity and search visibility. Canonical machine keys are emitted only in this page’s structured data.
Exploitation & Downstream Threats
Threat Activity:High
Primary downstream threats:
- Doxxing risk from physical address exposure
Threat vectors:
- Name-based social engineering
- Physical stalking, mail fraud & identity verification
- Home targeting, stalking & physical threat
Threat Actor: USDoD
USDoD
Unknown
Attribution and method are based on available breach intelligence. Reported attack vector: Unknown.
Recommended Actions
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happened in the USA Criminal Records breach?▾
USA Criminal Records, a commercial people-search platform that aggregates criminal records and personal contact data from public sources, suffered a breach in May 2024 when the cybercriminal known as USDoD released approximately 70 million records taken from the site. The exact method of extraction…
What data was exposed?▾
Verified fields include Full Name, Physical Address.
What should I do if I was affected?▾
Change reused passwords, enable MFA, and (if identity or financial data is involved) freeze your credit and monitor your accounts.
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