Belk data breach exposed Social Security numbers, class action alleges

Belk data breach class action overview:

• Who: Plaintiff Annie McBride filed a class action lawsuit against Belk Inc.
• Why: McBride claims the company failed to protect her personally identifiable information (PII) from a data breach.
• Where: The Belk data breach class action was filed in North Carolina federal court.

A new class action lawsuit alleges Belk Inc. failed to protect the personally identifiable information of its customers in a data breach earlier this year.

Plaintiff Annie McBride claims Belk failed to properly secure and safeguard customers’ PII, which she argues was impacted in a data breach that the company disclosed on June 5.

McBride argues Belk had a number of statutory, regulatory, contractual and common law duties and obligations to keep its customers’ PII confidential, safe, secure and protected from unauthorized disclosure or access.

“Defendant solicited, collected, used and derived a benefit from the Private Information yet breached its duty by failing to implement or maintain adequate security practices,” the Belk data breach class action alleges.

Belk allegedly failed to take precautions to keep PII secure

McBride claims Belk failed to take precautions to keep individuals’ PII secure and owed a duty to take all reasonable and necessary measures to keep the PII safe and secure from unauthorized access.

As a result of the data breach, McBride argues Belk customers have suffered and will continue to suffer injuries, including financial losses caused by misuse of their PII, the loss or diminished value of their PII, lost time associated with detecting and preventing identity theft and theft of personal and financial information.

“Plaintiff and Class Members face a substantial risk of identity theft given that their Private Information was compromised in the Data Breach,” the Belk class action alleges.

McBride claims Belk is guilty of negligence, negligence per se, unjust enrichment, breach of implied contract and breach of confidence. She demands a jury trial and requests declaratory and injunctive relief and an award of compensatory damages for herself and all class members.

Earlier, two former employees of Belk filed class action lawsuits against the company, both alleging it failed to properly secure and safeguard its employees’ and customers’ PII following a data breach.

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The plaintiff is represented by Scott C. Harris of Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman PLLC and Mark S. Reich and Melissa G. Meyer of Levi & Korsinsky LLP.

The Belk data breach class action lawsuit is McBride v. Belk Inc., Case No. 3:25-cv-00432, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.

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