Facebook Fined £500,000 for Cambridge Analytica Data Scandal Posted on October 29, 2018 by Cloud Security Solutions There will continue be penalties for improperly gathering and misusing personal data. This time 89mm users and big fine. Facebook has finally been slapped with its first fine of £500,000 for allowing political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica to improperly gather and misuse data of 87 million users.