That hacker claimed the stolen files include 2.7 billion records, with each listing a person's full name, address, date of birth, Social Security number and phone number, Bleeping Computer said.

Since this story initially broke, however, it turns out that number may have been inflated. While the lawsuit alleges the breach contains the data of nearly three billion people, BleepingComputer ...

a regular feature about a number in the news this week. Volkswagen, the German car company, said this week that it would invest up to $5 billion in Rivian, the American electric vehicle ...