Last week one of the largest data breaches in the United States took place. The stolen files could affect people from any community. There is a way to find out of your personal information was involved.

National Public Data, which aggregates data to provide background checks, has confirmed it suffered a massive data breach involving Social Security numbers and other personal data on millions of Americans. The company based in Florida posted on it's website an official notice stating "there appears to a have been a data security incident that may have involved some of your personal information."

NPD said the breached data included names, email addresses, phone numbers and mailing addresses, as well as Social Security numbers.

How you can find out if your Social Security number was part of the breach?

A cybersecurity firm, Pentester, has set up a page to let you see if your data was part of the breach. You can use a web browser to navigate to npd.pentester.com and enter your first and last name and birth year. You’ll see a list of breached accounts, including the last four digits of the leaked Social Security numbers.

If your information is found NPD is advising you to take measures to help prevent and detect any misuse of your information. As a first step, they recommend that you closely monitor your financial accounts and if you see any unauthorized activity, you should promptly contact your financial institution. As a second step, you may want to contact the three U.S. credit reporting agencies (Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion) to obtain a free credit report from each by calling 1.877.322.8228 or by logging onto www.annualcreditreport.com. It is also recommended that you place a free fraud alert on your credit file. A fraud alert tells creditors to contact you before they open any new accounts or change your existing accounts. Contact any one of the three major credit bureaus. As soon as one credit bureau confirms your fraud alert, the others are notified to place fraud alerts. The initial fraud alert stays on your credit report for one year. You can renew it after one year.

Equifax: equifax.com/personal/credit-report-services or 1-800-685-1111

Experian: experian.com/help or 1-888-397-3742

TransUnion: transunion.com/credit-help or 1-888-909-8872