Exposing Private Information

RadNet Exposure of Employee Information in Data Breach Class Action

Radnet, Inc. provides imaging services for outpatients. It’s also an employer, and as such, it collects and stores the personal identifying information (PII) of its employees. The complaint for this class action claims that it does not take adequate measures to protect this information, as allegedly demonstrated by a 2020 data breach that is at  Read more

FabFitFun Subscription Box Data Breach Class Action

FabFitFun, Inc. is known for its subscription box, a selected collection of items for beauty, fashion, wellness, fitness, home, and technology that it sends out four times a year. Subscribers pay $50 per season or $180 per year. However, the complaint for this class action alleges that it does not adequately protect customer information, pointing  Read more

Indiana Equifax Data Breach Settlement

Equifax experienced a data breach in 2017, which was the subject of a nationwide lawsuit. Indiana did not participate in the multistate settlement that resulted. The Office of the Indiana Attorney General filed its own lawsuit on behalf of those affected by the data breach who were citizens of Indiana, alleging that Equifax had failed  Read more

Warner Music Group “Skimming” Data Breach Class Action

Warner Music Group (WMG) Corporation is one of the “big three” recording companies in the US and is a major recording company worldwide, the complaint for this class action says. However, between April 25, 2020 and August 5, 2020, it was the victim of a data breach, which the complaint alleges stemmed from “its negligent  Read more

Blackbaud May 2020 Data Breach and Ransomware Attack Illinois Class Action

Blackbaud, Inc. serves clients like schools, hospitals, and nonprofits, managing, maintaining, and securing their data and servers. In May 2020, it announced it had been the victim of a ransomware attack and data breach, exposing the private information and even private health information of its clients’ students, patients, and donors. This complaint alleges that Blackbaud  Read more

Claire’s Website Malware Sent Customer Information Outside Class Action

This class action concerns another data breach, via the use of malware, bringing suit against Claire’s Stores, Inc., Claire’s Boutiques, Inc., and CBI Distributing Corp. In this case, the complaint also alleges the breach was neither discovered nor announced in a timely manner.  Read more

Blackbaud Ransomware Attack and Data Breach Florida Class Action

In May 2020, a company called Blackbaud, Inc. suffered a ransomware attack and data breach of its systems. This class action has been filed on behalf of people whose information was exposed. Blackbaud managed the servers of schools, healthcare companies, nonprofits, and other organizations. The complaint claims that Blackbaud “secured the Private Information in a  Read more

PaperlessPay Corp. Data Breach of Payroll Information Class Action

PaperlessPay Corporation does payroll for other companies. The complaint for this class action alleges that PaperlessPay is responsible for a data breach it suffered, exposing the personally identifying information (PII) of employees for Prisma Health-Midlands (PHM) and other companies.  Read more

Caribou Coffee Company Data Breach Settlement for Financial Institutions

This settlement resolves a class action against Caribou Coffee Company, Inc., Bruegger’s Enterprises, Inc., Einstein & Noah Corp., and Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. about a third-party criminal breach of Caribou’s point-of-sale systems. The breach involved malware targeting customers’ payment card information, and the settlement allows financial institutions who issued those cards to make a  Read more

Checkers Data Breach Litigation Settlement

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. has elected to settle a class action alleging that it is responsible for a data security incident involving certain Checkers or Rally’s restaurants that took place between December 17, 2015 and October 12, 2019. The incident was reported on May 29and November 15, 2019. The complaint’s counts included such things as  Read more