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A nationwide class action lawsuit has been filed in Virginia federal court over a 2019 Capital One data breach that allegedly exposed the personal information of more than 106 million individuals in the United States and Canada.
Lead plaintiffs Brandi Edmondson, Brandon Hausauer, Sara Sharp, and Gary Ziekicke say that the Capital One data breach, which was announced on July 29, 2019, exposed the personal and financial information of small businesses and individuals who applied for credit card products between 2005 and 2019.
Stolen information allegedly included Social Security Numbers, bank accounts, credit scores, and other financial information, along with names, addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, and email addresses. The plaintiffs claim that all personal information remain “dangerously exposed” to hackers.
In addition to Capital One, the plaintiffs also name Amazon and its subsidiaries as defendants responsible for the exposure. A rogue Amazon employee exposed sensitive personal customer information for months, alleges the class action. The plaintiffs say that Amazon’s bad data protection policies failed to detect or stop the hack that now affects hundreds of millions of everyday consumers.
Neither Capital One nor Amazon detected the data breach, regarded as one of the largest incidents of data theft, for months despite the fact that the rogue employee publically posted about their hacking accomplishment on social media sites, claims the class action lawsuit.
“Moreover, Capital One—which has almost limitless resources to protect the vulnerable data entrusted to it and in the face of well-publicized data breaches sustained by numerous other companies, including financial institutions in the United States—was fully aware of the perils of a data breach and its legal responsibility to protect against a data breach,” reads the complaint.
This is not the first class action lawsuit to be filed over the Capital One data breach. Shortly after the breach was announced, a lawsuit was filed in New York federal court. In addition, several class actions have been filed in Canada over the hack.
The plaintiffs in the most recently lodged lawsuit seek to represent a nationwide Class of consumers whose personal and financial information were exposed in the breach. The plaintiffs also seek to represent residents in their respective states, including Texas, Washington, California, and Florida.
In addition to damages, the class action is seeking a litany of actions from Capital One and Amazon to further protect the data they collect from a future hack.
Was your personal or financial information compromised in the Capital One data breach? We want to hear from you! Tell us about your experience in the comment section below.
The lead plaintiffs are represented by Steven T. Webster of Webster Book LLP, Norman E. Siegal of Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP, Karen Hanson Riebel of Lockridge Grindal Nauen, PLLP, and John A. Yanchunis of Morgan & Morgan Complex Litigation Group.
The Capital One Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit is Edmonson et al. V. Capital One Financial Corporation, et al., Case No. 1:21-cv-00332 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
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Add my name, please check your credit cards and contracts I believe they were also making fake credit cards to account holders.
Every time I paid my bill they say the never received payments and also they say I tried to get an auto loan but I never did.I wanted to know what was going on they never could explain anything and so it ended up on my credit report.I even tried to dispute it but I’m still at fault so capital one says they are right but no my info was hacked
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This is whyi can never get good credit my credits been locked for so many years I didn’t know why my info was being sold in the black web everything I would try to apply I would never qualify for anything I recently got a credit report there’s like a hole list of stuff I never signed up for I recently got my frivers license and it was also being used this is a big headache my taxes are always on hold for that same reason u know I want a piece of this I deserve it ….
This is whyi can never get good credit my credits been locked for so many years I didn’t know why my info was being sold in the black web everything I would try to apply I would never qualify for anything I recently got a credit report there’s like a hole list of stuff I never signed up for I recently got my frivers license and it was also being used this is a big headache my taxes are always on hold for that same reason u know I want a piece of this I deserve it ….I’m in
If I get one more phone call from a supposed law firm claiming they are going to have my husband arrested if we don’t pay for an account that he doesn’t owe, I’m gonna snap. These people can’t even find someone professional to make the calls for them. It’s ridiculous. Capitol One should be ashamed of themselves for allowing someone to get into their system. These nuts not only know my husband’s drivers license number but they also know his social!! But they are scammers! Now we have to worry what they will do with his private information. Absolutely unforgivable!
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Why not fill out the information that is needed, by clicking the button above! . ?
I am curious if it works..and if not why put ‘add me’?
I’m being pressured by attorneys from a lawsuit from Capital one credit card and I don’t know why because I have never had a credit card from them.
Phone calls, emails, I have had so many contacts from the unknown and received a letter.
I also have numerous phone calls and emails since this happened, please add me,