The World-Check database used by companies to verify the trustworthiness of users has fallen into the hands of cybercriminals.
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The registry was contacted by a member of the GhostR group on Thursday and claimed responsibility for the theft. The authenticity of the claims was later verified by a spokesman for the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), which maintains the database.
A spokesperson said the breach was genuine, but occurred at an unnamed third party, and work is underway to further protect data.
"This was not a security breach of LSEG/our systems," an LSEG spokesperson said. “The incident involves a third-party data set, which includes a copy of the World-Check data file.
