Intuit class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Plaintiff Joseph Garite filed a class action lawsuit against Intuit Inc.
- Why: Intuit allegedly failed to adequately safeguard sensitive data which was compromised in a TurboTax and Credit Karma data breach disclosed in March 2024.
- Where: The TurboTax data breach class action lawsuit was filed in California federal court.
Intuit Inc. failed to adequately protect its computer systems, leaving sensitive data vulnerable to a TurboTax and Credit Karma data breach earlier this year, according to a new class action lawsuit.
Plaintiff Joseph Garite alleges Intuit, the maker of popular software services including TurboTax, Credit Karma, Quickbooks and Mailchimp, failed to maintain reasonable security safeguards and failed to adequately train employees about cybersecurity.
Garite, a former TurboTax customer, claims these failures left Intuit’s systems vulnerable to cybercriminals, who allegedly infiltrated the networks and gained access to customers’ sensitive personal identifiable information (PII).
Victims of the Credit Karma and TurboTax data breach were allegedly not informed of the cyberattack until March 2024. Garite says the data breach notice failed to inform victims about pertinent information including when the breach first occurred, how many people were impacted and how cybercriminals were able to access Intuit’s systems.
Intuit “had no effective means to prevent, detect, stop or mitigate breaches of its systems—thereby allowing cybercriminals unrestricted access to its current and former customers’ PII,” Garite alleges.
The Intuit class action alleges the TurboTax data breach took place from Dec. 23, 2023 through Feb. 21, 2024 but the hack was not discovered until Feb. 27. The breach may have compromised the following types of PII:
- Names
- Addresses
- Birthdates
- Social Security numbers
- Driver’s license numbers
- Other information contained in victims’ tax returns
Plaintiff says he experienced fraud due to TurboTax data breach
Garite says he trusted Intuit with his PII and its commitment to protecting his sensitive data. Due to the TurboTax and Credit Karma data breach, his PII may be published imminently (if it has not already been published) on the Dark Web, the Intuit class action lawsuit alleges.
In fact, Garite claims he has already suffered from identity theft and fraud. He says he received a letter in May 2024, purportedly from the IRS, that contained highly sensitive information, including his Social Security number and the exact amount he owed on taxes in 2023. The IRS has reportedly confirmed the letter is fraudulent.
Garite filed the Intuit class action lawsuit on behalf of all U.S. residents whose PII was compromised in the data breach.
The Intuit class action lawsuit asserts claims for negligence, negligence per se, breach of implied contract, invasion of privacy, unjust enrichment, breach of fiduciary duty, declaratory judgment, and violation of California’s Unfair Competition Law and Consumer Privacy Act.
Last year, Intuit agreed to pay $141 million to settle allegations it improperly charged some consumers for TurboTax when they were eligible to file for free through the IRS’s Free File Program.
Were you affected by the TurboTax data breach or Credit Karma data breach? Tell us about your experience in the comments.
Garite is represented by Andrew G. Gunem of Strauss Borrelli PLLC.
The Intuit class action lawsuit is Joseph Garite v. Intuit Inc., Case No. 5:24-cv-03960, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division.
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311 thoughts onIntuit class action claims co. failed to prevent TurboTax, Credit Karma data breach
Credit Karma hasn’t said anything about this but it could be why I have all kinds of stuff on my credit that I don’t recognize.
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Add me I had a data breach through Turbo Tax
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Add me. I used intuit for me qnd my husband
Yes they said my was free and charged me I called them they said they ‘ll refund me never did
I would like my full refund
I have not heard about this and have used Tubo Tax for almost 10 years so I’m guessing they might have my PII.
I’m getting tried of all these breaches. Credit Karma hasn’t said anything I check it often. My PII is all over the dark web. I’ve experienced fraud & ID Theft too. Please add me
I have tons of stuff on my credit report that I do not recognize for all kinds of thi
I’m getting tried of all these breaches. Credit Karma hasn’t said anything I check it often. My PII is all over the dark web. I’ve experienced fraud & ID Theft too. Please add me
This was my 2nd-3rd year using TurboTax. Started using TurboTax the year they started advertising TurboTax services for free. I was still charged for their services that year. First the Facebook tracking, then the data breach with T-Mobile which I was hit on the third one, NOW it’s Intuit/TurboTax and Credit Karma- I’ve had CK for years. I don’t know about anybody else but I don’t believe for a second that these are “data breaches”. Is there any company at this point that I can do business with that isn’t going to get hit with some kind of BS “data breach??” I recently found out that I’ve got multiple birthdays attached to my social security number. I have no idea if it’s due to typo or if it’s due to all the “data breaches” that these companies are “suffering”. I didn’t know that Intuit/TurboTax and CK had a data breach until I saw this class action lawsuit. I imagine the payoff for this lawsuit is going to be the exact same as Facebook, but go ahead and add me to this lawsuit anyway. Considering all the data breaches it’s more than likely people have all of my personal information anyway, so…… Trinity McCrary [email protected], ADD ME PLEASE.
First that I heard of this.
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I never heard about this and I have used Turbo tax for over a decade. Plz add me