CPPA Takes Action Against National Public Data for Registration Failure
National Public Data faces a $46,000 fine from the California Privacy Protection Agency for failing to register as a data broker and pay an annual fee, the CPPA said Thursday. It's the CPPA’s sixth action stemming from an investigative sweep of California Delete Act compliance that it announced Oct. 30.
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Last October, the CPPA Enforcement Division filed a claim against the Florida-based data broker in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida, alleging that the company had to pay an administrative fine for failing to register with the CPPA, the agency said. The company had filed for bankruptcy after confirming that a data breach in April 2024 exposed 2.9 billion records, including names and social security numbers. Since the court dismissed the company’s bankruptcy petition, the Enforcement Division has filed an administrative action against National Public Data to recover the $46,000 fine, the CPPA said.
Under state law, data brokers must pay $200 every day they fail to register with the CPPA. Companies that operated as data brokers in 2023 were required to register on Jan. 31, 2024, but National Public Data registered 230 days late, on Sept. 18, the CPPA alleged.
“We will pursue data brokers who violate the law, plain and simple,” said Michael Macko, CPPA enforcement head. “The Enforcement Division will use all available tools, including litigation, to make sure that data brokers aren’t operating in the dark.”
National Public Data has closed, according to its website.