National Public Data files for bankruptcy, admits 'hundreds of millions' potentially affected

National Public Data, a Florida data broker owned by Jerico Pictures, has filed for bankruptcy after a December 2023 hack led to a 277.1 GB dataset being posted online and offered for ransom by the hacking group “USDoD.” Initially reporting 1.3 million records, bankruptcy filings now acknowledge that hundreds of millions (with reporting suggesting as many as 2.9 billion records) may be affected; the company faces class-action lawsuits, potential FTC and state regulatory actions, and reports limited assets and denied insurance coverage.