2024 NIMC Nigeria — alleged 100M NIN exposure
Data compromised
NINs, BVNs, personal data
Technical writeup
Alleged breach; NINs and BVNs sold on websites for N100. Unauthorized data harvesting via XpressVerify, idfinder.com.ng, others. NDPC investigation. NIMC denied breach; identified 5 unauthorized harvesting sites.
Root cause
Unauthorized data access; third-party harvesting