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National Public Data, the hacked data broker that lost millions of Social Security numbers and more, files for bankruptcy
The data broker who lost one of the biggest databases of Social Security numbers in a data breach earlier this year, files for bankruptcy protection.
Jericho Pictures, the parent company of the hacked data broker National Public Data, told a Florida bankruptcy court that it was unlikely to be able to repay its debtors or address its anticipated liabilities and class-action lawsuits, including paying “for credit monitoring for hundreds of millions of potentially impacted individuals.” According to the bankruptcy filings, Verini valued the company’s stolen database of Social Security numbers at $1 million. Those datasets pertain to individuals licensed by the Drug Enforcement Administration to write prescriptions for controlled substances; those with permits to carry concealed weapons; and banks of data containing public records, such as marriages, divorces, bankruptcy filings, and international financial sanctions; among others.
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