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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Block Inc.
Current Parent Company: Block Inc.
Penalty: $175,000,000
Year: 2024
Date: December 16, 2024
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Mega-Scandal: Online Privacy
Violation Description: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ordered Block, the operator of the peer-to-peer payments app Cash App, to refund and pay other redress to consumers up to $120 million and pay a penalty of $55 million into the CFPB's victims relief fund. Block employed weak security protocols for Cash App and put its users at risk.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: financial services
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