Cash App, Block class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Michelle Salinas and Raymel Washington filed a class action lawsuit against Block, Inc. and Cash App Investing, LLC.
- Why: Salinas and Washington claim Block and Cash App failed to protect their customer’s private information during a December 2021 data breach.
- Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in California federal court.
Cash App and Block failed to safeguard the information of their customers during a December 2021 data breach, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
Plaintiffs Michelle Salinas and Raymel Washington claim Cash App and Block’s alleged failure to secure their accounts led to “the unauthorized public release of the personally identifiable information of 8.2 million current and former Cash App Investing customers.”
The data breach compromised the security of the financial accounts, including Cash App Investing portfolios, of affected customers, they allege.
“The security of Defendants’ customers’ Private Information is accordingly of the utmost importance,” states the Block and Cash App class action.
Salinas and Washington claim that even one instance of their private information being misused or improperly accessed by cybercriminals can “lead to substantial financial losses.”
“These costs will not only impact Defendants’ bottom line but, more importantly, the millions of Cash App Investing users whose Private Information is now in the hands of cybercriminals,” the Block and Cash App class action states.
Cash App, Block class action alleges former employee downloaded info without authorization
The data breach came to light after Block disclosed that one of its former employees had downloaded the private information of Cash App investors without being authorized to do so, according to the Cash App and Block class action.
While alleging that the exact reason for the data breach “remain unclear,” the plaintiffs argue “there is no doubt that Defendants failed to adequately protect Plaintiffs’ and Class members’ Private Information.”
Salinas and Washington claim Cash App and Block are guilty of breach of contract and negligence and in violation of California’s Unfair Competition Law and the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act, among other things.
They demand a jury trial and request declaratory and injunctive relief along with an award of actual, compensatory and statutory damages for themselves and all class members.
Salinas and Washington want to represent a nationwide class of consumers who had their information compromised in the data breach, along with subclasses from California, Illinois and Texas.
A similar class action lawsuit was filed against R.R. Donnelly earlier this month over claims the printing company was negligent in protecting the data of its customers during a 2021 data breach.
Have you had your personal information compromised as the result of the Cash App and Block data breach? Let us know in the comments!
The plaintiffs are represented by Dennis Stewart, Daniel E. Gustafson, David A. Goodwin and Mary M. Nikolai of Gustafson Gluek PLLC; Nicholas A. Migliaccio and Jason S. Rathod of Migliaccio & Rathod LLP; Gary S. Graifman and Melissa R. Emert of Kantrowitz Goldhamer & Graifman PC; and Scott. D Hirsch of Scott Hirsch Law Group.
The Block and Cash App class action lawsuit is Salinas, et al. v. Block, Inc., et al., Case No. 4:22-cv-04823, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
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2,240 thoughts onCash App, Block class action claims data breach exposed data of 8.2 million users
Yes add me too, I’ve had money disappear from my cash app over the last 2 years had to file unauthorized purchase, and then after that was never able to file unauthorized purchase again though there were unauthorized purchases, 139 and different prices. When you call you get a outsourced customer service who asks for your password so they can get into your computer or phone to fix problems.
I just hung up and never
Called again. I lock my card now. I shouldn’t have to do that
I few companies have tried to take money of my card,not sure if they were successful but now I lock my account card
Yes please
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Yes add me as well
Please add me. My information was stolen.
I’ve had several issues with many charges I didn’t do. I don’t get any help when contacting support just a run around between merchant and cashapp
Add me pls
Cash app. Close my account out, said to many fraudulent attives.
I had donations for a Go Fund Me for a friend and people donated and their money was out there in limbo because it wasn’t received
Yes please add me as well
Yes add me. Please. I was contacted through cash app. They could see my transactions. They stayed my card was compromised, til all said and done agent hung up and I got a new cash app code text. I lost 135.00. not to mention all the time energy -ive wasted explaining to cash app what happened and my time
Add me ,over hundreds of dollars taken from my account
I know all my info was stolen I even have a1099b from block inc
Someone got in to my account I was lucky that they got nothing i just to my bank account off my cash app to put a new card on I was lucky my account for my bank was not on there at that time they could of took all our money out
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I had over 1,400 taken at one time and I do remember receiving notification about the breach I want in.please