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National Public Data accused of negligence in a class action lawsuit

Named plaintiff Christopher Hofmann was alerted by his identity-theft protection service provider that his data was exposed and leaked onto the dark web. Hofman and the plaintiffs accused NPD of negligence, breaches of fiduciary duty and third-party beneficiary contract, and unjust enrichment. The court has been asked to require NPD purge personal data of all affected individuals and to encrypt all collected information going forward.

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