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In April of this year, Jerico Pictures Inc., which operates under the National Public Data brand, was the victim of a truly large-scale data leak that caused almost 3 billion confidential records of US residents to fall into the hands of cybercriminals, according to a lawsuit filed in the District Court for the Southern District of Florida, USA.
On April 8, a group of cybercriminals called USDoD posted a database called "National Public Data" on a darknet forum, claiming that it contained 2.9 billion lines of confidential data. The attackers put this database up for sale for $ 3.5 million.
At the moment, it is not known when and how exactly the leak from National Public Data occurred, including because the company has not yet notified the victims of the incident. If the leak is confirmed, it will be one of the largest data leaks in history.
For its activities, National Public Data collects personal data of people from non-public sources, which means that users did not provide their data to the company directly and voluntarily. Among the leaked information: social security numbers, addresses, full names, information about relatives and much more. National Public Data has not yet given any comments on this issue.
California resident Christopher Hoffman, the lead plaintiff in the case, said that on July 24, he received a notification from his anti-identity theft service that his information was compromised and leaked to the darknet. It accuses Jerico Pictures Inc. of negligence, improper enrichment, and breach of fiduciary duty.
Hoffman demands that the court order National Public Data to delete all personal data of victims, encrypt all collected information, and take a number of measures to strengthen security. Among its requirements: data segmentation, database scanning, implementation of a threat management program, and an annual assessment of the company's cybersecurity by an independent expert for 10 years.
The plaintiffs are represented in court by Kopelowitz Ostrow PA, Arnold Law Firm and Wucetich & Korovilas LLP. The case is titled "Hofmann v. Jerico Pictures, Inc.", in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
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In April of this year, Jerico Pictures Inc., which operates under the National Public Data brand, was the victim of a truly large-scale data leak that caused almost 3 billion confidential records of US residents to fall into the hands of cybercriminals, according to a lawsuit filed in the District Court for the Southern District of Florida, USA.
On April 8, a group of cybercriminals called USDoD posted a database called "National Public Data" on a darknet forum, claiming that it contained 2.9 billion lines of confidential data. The attackers put this database up for sale for $ 3.5 million.
At the moment, it is not known when and how exactly the leak from National Public Data occurred, including because the company has not yet notified the victims of the incident. If the leak is confirmed, it will be one of the largest data leaks in history.
For its activities, National Public Data collects personal data of people from non-public sources, which means that users did not provide their data to the company directly and voluntarily. Among the leaked information: social security numbers, addresses, full names, information about relatives and much more. National Public Data has not yet given any comments on this issue.
California resident Christopher Hoffman, the lead plaintiff in the case, said that on July 24, he received a notification from his anti-identity theft service that his information was compromised and leaked to the darknet. It accuses Jerico Pictures Inc. of negligence, improper enrichment, and breach of fiduciary duty.
Hoffman demands that the court order National Public Data to delete all personal data of victims, encrypt all collected information, and take a number of measures to strengthen security. Among its requirements: data segmentation, database scanning, implementation of a threat management program, and an annual assessment of the company's cybersecurity by an independent expert for 10 years.
The plaintiffs are represented in court by Kopelowitz Ostrow PA, Arnold Law Firm and Wucetich & Korovilas LLP. The case is titled "Hofmann v. Jerico Pictures, Inc.", in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
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