Web.com Hit With Cyber Attack Class Action Lawsuit

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Web.com faces a potential class action lawsuit over allegations that the website builder failed to provide reasonable security measures to keep the personal information of their clients safe.

Lead plaintiff Morgorna Mohorne filed the Web.com class action lawsuit after a data breach in August 2015 allegedly left her credit and debit card numbers vulnerable.

In its initial statement, Web.com announced that 93,000 of its 3.3 million customers were affected by the cyber attack which gave hackers access to credit records, debit card records and login data.

Mohorne believes the actual number of Web.com customers affected by the security breach to be in the millions, if not more.

The Web.com cyber attack could have been avoided had the defendant used adequate security measures when handling client information, Mohorne alleges.

According to the class action lawsuit, Web.com knew its services were not secure yet recklessly failed to employ industry security standards “even after being subjected to repeated hacks to its networks and software over the course of the past seven years.”

Mohorne claims that the Web.com data breach caused her irreparable harm when her finances were placed in jeopardy. However, Mohorne says she is only asking for financial recovery and not seeking any personal injury.

The Web.com data breach class action lawsuit alleges that the internet company received money from Mohorne for a software products and/or services without providing adequate security following industry standard. Mohorne claims that by Web.com keeping the money it gained through deceptive business practices “would be unjust considering the circumstances under which the funds were obtained.”

Web.com stated that they found out about the cyber attack on Aug. 13 and immediately reported the breach to the federal and state authorities. The internet company officially announced the data breach to the public on Aug. 18.

The Web.com class action lawsuit claims that the company violated the California Data Breach Act by failing to disclose the cyber attack “in the most expedient time possible.”

Based on the number of possible Class Members, Mohorne states that the class action should be certified so the case can move quickly through the litigation process.

If approved the Web.com cyber attack class action lawsuit would be open to all Class Members in the U.S. who had an account with Web.com whose personal information was compromised as a result of the data breach that occurred on or about August 2015.

Mohorne is represented by Todd M. Friedman and Meghan E. George of Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman PC.

The Web.com Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit is Mohorne v. Web.com Group Inc., Case No. 5:16-cv-00190, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.