Ruger class action claims company failed to prevent, detect data breach

Ruger data breach class action lawsuit overview: 

• Who: Mark Jones filed a class action lawsuit against Sturm, Ruger & Company Inc. 
• Why: Jones claims Ruger failed to safeguard the sensitive personal information of its customers during a nearly two-year-long data breach. 
• Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in Connecticut federal court. 

Ruger failed to safeguard the sensitive personally identifiable information of its customers during a nearly two-year-long data breach that it recently disclosed, a new class action lawsuit alleges. 

Plaintiff Mark Jones claims Sturm, Ruger & Company Inc.’s alleged failure to protect its customer’s information during the data breach was “particularly egregious” considering that the company sells firearms and exposed shipping and billing addresses.  

Jones argues that criminals who gained unauthorized access to customers’ private information can now “target the homes of firearm owners” to “steal firearms that they cannot obtain through legal channels.” 

In addition to physical addresses, the Ruger data breach exposed customers’ first and last names, email addresses, payment card data and other sensitive information, according to the Ruger class action. 

Jones claims the Ruger data breach was “engineered and targeted” at “accessing and exfiltrating” the personal information of its customers to perpetrate “theft, identity crimes and fraud.” 

Ruger class action claims company failed to detect data breach for almost two years

Ruger failed to prevent or detect the data breach for nearly two years while refusing to take steps to both prevent the breach from happening or ensure its data systems were safe, the Ruger class action alleges. 

Jones wants to represent a nationwide class of customers who were impacted by the Ruger data breach, including individuals who were sent a notice. 

Jones claims Ruger is guilty of negligence, unjust enrichment and breach of implied contract. He demands a jury trial and requests declaratory and injunctive relief along with an award of actual and statutory damages for himself and all class members. 

In other data breach news, last month, U-Haul International announced it was the victim of a data breach that exposed the names and drivers license information of some customers after a hacker breached one of its customer support portals. 

Were you affected by the Ruger data breach? Let us know in the comments! 

The plaintiff is represented by Joseph P. Guglielmo and Anja Rusi of Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP; Terence R. Coates, Justin C. Walker and Dylan J. Gould of Markovits, Stock & DeMarco, LLC; and Gary M. Klinger of Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman, PLLC. 

The Ruger data breach class action lawsuit is Jones v. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., Case No. 3:22-cv-01233, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. 

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