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California privacy regulator seeks to fine Florida data broker after huge breach of Social Security numbers

California privacy regulator seeks to fine Florida data broker after huge breach of Social Security numbers

California’s privacy regulator is asking a court to fine a data broker that lost hundreds of millions of Social Security numbers in one of last year’s biggest data breaches. The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA),… 

California privacy regulator seeks to fine Florida data broker after huge breach of Social Security numbers

US agency proposes new rule blocking data brokers from selling Americans’ sensitive personal data

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed a new rule that would block data brokers from selling personal and financial information on Americans, including their Social Security numbers and phone numbers, under the Fair Credit… 

National Public Data, the hacked data broker that lost millions of Social Security numbers and more, files for bankruptcy

National Public Data, the hacked data broker that lost millions of Social Security numbers and more, files for bankruptcy

A Florida data broker that lost hundreds of millions of Social Security numbers and other personally identifiable information in a data breach earlier this year, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the company…