Cash App data breach overview:
- Who: A Texas woman has filed a class action lawsuit against Block Inc and Cash App.
- Why: The lawsuit alleges the companies were negligent, and allowed a data breach that saw consumers personal information leaked.
- Where: The Cash App data breach was filed in a California federal court.
Cash App and its parent company were negligent in their data security measures, leading to a 2021 data breach that released the information of 8.2 million Cash App Investing customers, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
Plaintiff Amanda Gordon filed the class action lawsuit against Block Inc and Cash App Investing LLC Nov. 2 in a California federal court, alleging negligence and violations of consumer laws.
Cash App, which is owned by Block, is a mobile app that allows users to transfer money from one person to another. It also provides investing services which allows users to purchase stock and Bitcoin through its platform.
According to the lawsuit, due to Cash App and Block’s negligent security features the companies failed to properly secure and protect app users’ personal identifying information (PII).
“Defendants’ negligence has resulted in the exploitation and release of Cash App users’ PII,” the lawsuit states.
Cash App and Block should have known the security systems were deficient, lawsuit alleges
The alleged failure to take reasonable steps to safeguard consumer information led to a December 2021 data breach that resulted in the release of PII of 8.2 million current and former Cash App Investing customers, the lawsuit states.
Customers’ full names and brokerage account numbers, the value and holdings of brokerage portfolios, and trading activity were all exposed, Gordon says.
Cash App and Block should have known that their security measures, protocols, screening procedures, and systems were deficient, the lawsuit alleges.
“By and through Defendants’ negligence, they have caused financial losses and negative consequences and their negligence will continue to harm Class Members’ into the future,” the lawsuit alleges.
Gordon is looking to represent all current or former customers of the companies who had their PII compromised in the breach.
Gordon is suing for negligence, violation of California consumer laws, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, breach of contract, invasion of privacy and breach of fiduciary duty.
She is seeking certification of the class action, an order forcing Cash App to get a third-party security auditor and make security improvements, damages, fees, costs and a jury trial.
This is not the first class action to be filed against Block and Cash App after the data breach. In August, the pair were hit with a class action lawsuit alleging they failed to safeguard the information of their customers during a December 2021 data breach.
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The plaintiff is represented by Robert S. Green, James Robert Noblin and Emrah M. Sumer of Green & Noblin P.C., and William B. Federman and Joshua D. Wells of Federman & Sherwood.
The Cash App class action lawsuit is Amanda Gordon v. Block Inc et al., Case No. 3:22-cv-06787-SK in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
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Block and cash app as well as lil bank let my accounts get compromised from them not securing my information cash app with contacted and notified that my Bitcoin address in my cash app had been changed they took my account won’t let me open another one never replied back to me cash app allowed money to be taken from cash at and little Bank and I contacted little bank and cash out and got no help and I supplied all the information they needed I never got my funds returned. My account was blocked get froze I provided information and it’s set in my savings and I couldn’t move it and I ended up talking to support and come to find out I don’t know I still don’t know if they caught the person doing it they said they was in the process of it I don’t know it’s just a smorgasbord a bunch of b*******that was 5K just that one account with cash app was only like 30 bucks but it wasn’t the only time it happened with cash app cash app let my account get hijacked repeatedly every time I turned around I was getting notifications about cash app and cash app my email was changed in my phone number was changed and it was crazy so yeah I need to be added to the list of those three companies for sure.
Please add me as well! I’ve been GOT again by this brand. I was scammed and came super close to catching the scaammers with help from my petsobal bsnk but NOt cash app. This should have been included with the recent lawsuit they lost and I would have received $5000 due to all my proof- anyway s9mebody can reach out and i can possibly be reimbursed! 2 days ago call from my bank which that debit card is linked to cash app system. A third party got access and spent a good few hundred – luckily my SOFI noticed and we stopped it before could get more. Please please somebody reach out to me so I can get some moheyback.
Nicole Howard
840.257.1423
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Please add me. They let someone open a account in my name and stole 2500 from me. And then had a answer machine as customer service.
My info was breached and my identity was used to do thirds party transaction in the amount of $3K and subsequently sent a tax bill. Cash app and block did nothing. They closed my account!
My info was breached and my identity was used to do third party transaction.
I was scam by cash app also. My money was taken & I called their customer service & never received my money back. I gave them info & it was never returned. I need to be added to the group.
I was scam by cash app also. My money was taken & I called their customer service & never received my money back. I gave them info & it was never returned.
I also have proof and filed a police report. Someone in Belgium got me for $1000. How my claim went through too.
I dont know if my form went thru or not on these fraud charges I have proof please someone contact me. I turned it in before the deadline. Thank you
I also have proof and filed a police report. Someone in Belgium got me for $1000. How my claim went through too.
I dont know if my form went thru or not about these fraud charges I have proof can someone contact me please I turned it in before the deadline.
Add me please, cash app made fraudulent accusations about my account and closed it.