Abraham Jewett  |  September 2, 2022

Category: Data Breach

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KeyBank data breach class action lawsuit overview: 

  • Who: Daniel Bozin filed a class action lawsuit against KeyBank, N.A. and Overby-Seawell Co. 
  • Why: Bozin claims KeyBank bears responsibility for a July data breach due to its allegedly insufficient cybersecurity practices. 
  • Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in Ohio federal court. 

KeyBank caused, facilitated and exacerbated a July data breach by having “insufficient and unreasonable data security practices,” a new class action lawsuit alleges. 

Plaintiff Daniel Bozin claims KeyBank, along with its property insurance verifier Overby-Seawell, holds responsibility for the exposure of its customers’ personally identifiable and financial information. 

“The criminals gained unauthorized access by thwarting, circumventing and defeating Defendants’ unreasonably deficient data security measures and protocols,” the KeyBank class action states. 

Bozin argues that some of the data stolen in the KeyBank data breach “consists of some of the most sensitive and damaging information when in the hands of criminals.”

Personally identifiable information, including names, mortgage account information, phone numbers and property information, among other things, were exposed in the data breach, according to the KeyBank class action. 

KeyBank class action alleges information stolen can be used to harm customers

Bozin argues that the personal information stolen in the KeyBank data breach can be used to harm consumers in a number of ways, including damaging their money, reputation and creditworthiness, among other things. 

KeyBank, meanwhile, uses their cybersecurity capabilities as a “selling point” with the company stating that “we take the security of your data and information seriously,” the KeyBank class action alleges. 

Bozin claims KeyBank and Overby-Seawell are guilty of negligence and negligence per se. He demands a jury trial and requests declaratory and injunctive relief along with an award of actual damages for himself and all class members. 

Bozin wants to represent a nationwide class and Ohio subclass of consumers who had their personally identifiable information accessed in the KeyBank data breach. 

Capital One agreed to pay $190 million last month to resolve claims it jeopardized the information of its customers during a 2019 data breach. 

Also last month, a federal judge in New York dismissed claims that Ally Bank was responsible for a leak that exposed the login information of its customers. 

Was your personally identifiable information exposed in the KeyBank data breach? Let us know in the comments! 

The plaintiff is represented by Marc E. Dann and Brian D. Flick of DannLaw and Thomas A. Zimmerman Jr. and Jeffrey D. Blake of Zimmerman Law Offices PC.

The KeyBank class action lawsuit is Bozin v. KeyBank, N.A., et al., Case No. 1:22-cv-01536, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.


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55 thoughts onKeyBank class action alleges company’s negligence contributed to data breach

  1. Laura M Walker says:

    I was contacted by key bank that I was a victim of identity theft. All of my ss numbers were taken except for 1, this was about November, 2023, as I lost my paperwork. I had to freeze my credit.

  2. Laura Walker says:

    I was a victim of Key bank breach, someone took all of my social security numbers except for 1. I was never notified of a class action suit. I had to put freezes on my credit. I’m terrified. Can you help.

  3. Shelaine Davis says:

    I was a victim of this breach

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