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
Several times I’ve had to contact Cash App about unauthorized charges all the ways from California and I’ve never been there. They stress that the app is secure and your info is protected.
I have been ripped off from cash app 2 years or 3 years ago and my friend wife me money so I can pay my rent the next thirty minutes it was gone
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Yes my son was compromised and CashApp didn’t do anything to help with this matter.Now my daughter has been compromised with CashApp this makes me want to leave and close my account with them.
They let some take over 20,000 on my cash app an then told me to call the police they can’t do anything about it like wtf I didn’t give anyone my information an still never got my money back
I have had several unauthorized charges to my cash app and I’ve been wondering how my information got on the dark web
Me!
I’ve been having issues with cashapp their always locking me out of my cash app for suspected fraud when it my account
Joe Atkinson
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How do we know if our info was stolen might not have had money missing but what if our info was breached and they used it for as sold our ID for other use
In March 2022 I was Inna fatal car accident in Northern Ca leaving me Inna coma for 4 weeks in critical care. During that time roughly $12,000 was stolen from my account In a weeks time.. filed 3 disputes with cash app for them to claim I authorized it and denied my claims.. again I was Inna coma with all supporting documents which they never asked for.. I was robbed thru cash app while fighting for my life and they will not return my money. Even though they claim to be FDIC insured thru their partner banks. My next option file through Sutton bank or FDIC directly..
Cashapp closed my account unexpectedly saying it was due to fraud and I asked them what transaction was fraud and they never replied back
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