California’s privacy regulator is asking a court to fine a data broker that lost hundreds of millions of social insurance numbers in one of the biggest data breaches last year.
this California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), enforces California state rules on data protection and privacy rights, Known as CCPAsaid Thursday that a $46,000 fine against national public data will be sought due to not registering as a data broker in the state.
National public data made headlines after the April 2024 data breach, which leaked hackers stole the company’s databases that contained social security numbers and other personal information, a total of about 3 billion records affecting about 270 million people (although Many data seem to be inaccurate). Theft is One of the biggest data breaches in 2024 According to the number of stolen records.
Data Broker File for bankruptcy protection After the breach, the company said it could not repay its debt. But Florida’s bankruptcy court Reject the company’s petition In November 2024, creditors and other authorities launched legal proceedings against data brokers.
CPPA said Thursday that its law enforcement last year’s claim for national public data that failed to register as a data broker with the agency is now continuing to seek a $46,000 fine from the company following a bankruptcy court ruling.
Data brokers collect and sell personal information, For example location datafor profit. Brokers operating in California must register with the CPPA by January 31, 2024 or face a $200 fine per day. National Public Data was registered seven months later on September 18, 2024, and only after the agency’s law enforcement officer contacted the company.
According to the CPPA, its action against state public data is the sixth enforcement of data brokers since its inception. The agency said the first five actions ended in a settlement agreement.
Salvatore Verini, owner of Jerico Pictures, the parent company of Hacker Data Brokers National Public Data, did not respond to a request for comment.
