Avast, a well-known cybersecurity firm, has been confronted with a $16.5 million penalty from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

After the FTC complained alleging Avast of profiting from selling consumer data to third-party entities, the company found itself in this predicament.

Contrary to the firm’s promise of guarding consumer data against tracking on the web, the FTC claimed that they’ve been acting against their word. They’ve allegedly been gathering and marketing user browsing data unbeknownst to the users, and additionally misleading them.

We obtained a copy of the complaint for you here.