India, Feb. 26 -- A massive leak of the personal details of over 3.3 million people in the US was exposed recently, after employee screening company DISA Global Solutions confirmed that they had suffered a data breach.

The company provides background checks, alcohol testing and drug testing services, among others, to more than 55, 000 US corporations, including Fortune 500 companies as well.

On Monday, they revealed in a filing with the office of the attorney general of Maine, that they had been the victim of a "cyber incident" affecting a section of their network on April 22, 2024.

An internal probe revealed that the hacker had infiltrated the company's network on February 9, 2024, and had been able to access data unnoticed for over 2...