TD Bank data breach class action claims employee accessed customer data

TD Bank data breach class action overview:

• Who: Plaintiff Earl Crumpe filed a class action lawsuit against TD Bank.
• Why: Crumpe claims TD Bank failed to properly safeguard sensitive customer data from a data breach that occurred when an employee allegedly obtained unauthorized access to customer information.
• Where: The TD Bank data breach class action lawsuit was filed in New Jersey federal court.

A new class action lawsuit alleges TD Bank failed to properly safeguard sensitive customer data from a data breach that occurred when an employee allegedly obtained unauthorized access to customer information.

Plaintiff Earl Crumpe’s Feb. 28 class action lawsuit claims TD Bank allowed a former employee to gain unauthorized access to its network for nearly five months, from August to December 2022.

Crumpe argues the employee acquired information, such as names, contact information, dates of birth, account numbers and transactional data.

“Because this Data Breach targeted financial and personally identifying information, it is reasonable to infer that the hackers will use victims’ data for fraudulent purposes, including identity theft,” the TD Bank class action says.

TD Bank failed to implement reasonable data security measures, class action claims

Crumpe claims TD Bank failed to implement reasonable data security measures to protect against unauthorized access to sensitive customer information, despite allegedly having knowledge of the potential risk.

According to the lawsuit, TD Bank has a history of similar issues. In 2024, Crumpe says the bank issued two different data breach notices regarding incidents in which an employee improperly obtained access to customer data. 

“As such, it is clear that TD Bank has a systemic problem with securing its consumer data,” the lawsuit states.

Crumpe argues TD Bank violated the Federal Trade Commission Act and is guilty of negligence, negligence per se, breach of implied contract and unjust enrichment.

The plaintiff demands a jury trial and requests declaratory and injunctive relief and an award of compensatory damages for himself and all class members.

In September 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered TD Bank to pay a $28 million fine over claims the bank knowingly reported inaccurate information about consumer accounts to credit reporting agencies. 

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The plaintiff is represented by Neil Grossman, Michael J. Boyle Jr. and Peretz Bronstein of Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman LLC.

The TD Bank data breach class action lawsuit is Crumpe v. TD Bank N.A., Case No. 1:25-cv-01566, in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Camden Vicinage.

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