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Fortra data breach class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Branton Underwood and a minor plaintiff filed a class action lawsuit against Fortra LLC.
- Why: Underwood and the minor plaintiff claim Fortra was responsible for a January data breach due to the software company allegedly having “inadequate data security.”
- Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in Minnesota federal court.
- What are my options: SentryPC may be a good option for consumers wishing to better protect their own data.
Software company Fortra bears responsibility for a January data breach that compromised the personally identifiable information and personal health information of more than one million of its customers, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
Plaintiff Branton Underwood, along with a minor plaintiff, claim Fortra instituted “impermissibly inadequate data security” that they argue allowed a Russian-linked hacker/ransomware group to successfully conduct the cyberattack.
“As evidenced by the Data Breach, Defendant inadequately maintained its network, platform, and software — rendering these easy prey for cybercriminals,” the Fortra class action states.
The data breach exposed personally identifying information including Social Security numbers, names, addresses, birthdates, employer identification numbers and driver’s license numbers, among other things, according to the class action.
Underwood and the minor plaintiff want to represent a nationwide class of all persons who had their personally identifiable information or personal health information compromised in the data breach.
Fortra aware it was at heightened risk of suffering data breach, class action says
Underwood and the minor plaintiff argue Fortra was aware it was at a “heightened risk” of being victimized by a data breach on account of its alleged “inadequate data security” they claim left it vulnerable to “exfiltration, compromise, and theft.”
Further, Underwood and the minor plaintiff claim Fortra “failed to provide timely notice” of the data breach to its customers, “thereby exacerbating their injuries.”
“Ultimately, Defendant deprived Plaintiffs and Class Members of the chance to take speedy measures to protect themselves and mitigate harm,” the Fortra class action states.
Underwood and the minor plaintiff claim Fortra is guilty of unjust enrichment, negligence and negligence per se.
The plaintiffs are demanding a jury trial and requesting declaratory and injunctive relief along with an award of compensatory, treble and punitive damages for themselves and all class members.
In other recent data breach news, AI chatbot ChatGPT suffered a data breach earlier this month that exposed the personal and financial information of certain ChatGPT users to a small percentage of ChatGPT Plus subscribers.
Were you impacted by the Fortra data breach? Let us know in the comments.
The plaintiffs are represented by Karen Hanson Riebel and Kate M. Baxter-Kauf of Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP and John A. Yanchunis, Marcio W. Valladares and Ra O. Amen of Morgan & Morgan Complex Litigation Group.
The Fortra data breach class action lawsuit is Underwood, et al. v. Fortra LLC, Case No. 0:23-cv-00872, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.
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31 thoughts onFortra class action claims data breach affects 1 million customers
I received a letter that my child’s information was compromised due the data breach AND my contact info was used at the hospital (phone #, email, etc.)
Since then I receive dozens of spam/phishing emails daily and multiple spam/phishing calls and texts. All started after the data breach.
I received a letter concerning my minor child as well
I received a letter stating my daughters information was leaked
My name is Melissa and my children and I all got seperate letters stating our information has also been exposed
Sherri Bobbitt
41 s. Mercer st.
Greenville, PA 16125
7248157783
My personal information was exposed.
I got a letter in the mail stating I was effected by the breech. I would like my part of the settlement. Let me know.