Recent data breaches affect Advance Auto Parts, Panera, others

Data breach class action lawsuits overview: 

• Who: Class action lawsuits have recently been filed against Intuit, Evolve Bank, CDK Global, Advance Auto Parts, Truist and Panera Bread. 
• Why: The class action lawsuits revolve around claims involving recent data breaches. 
• Where: The class action lawsuits were filed in U.S. federal courts. 

Intuit, Evolve Bank, CDK Global, Advance Auto Parts, Truist, and Panera Bread have recently been targeted with class action lawsuits based on recent data breaches. 

The companies are accused of failing to prevent the data breach incidents by having adequate safeguards in place, among other things. 

Intuit failed to safeguard sensitive data during a data breach class action claims 

A consumer filed a class action lawsuit against Intuit earlier this month over claims the company failed to adequately safeguard sensitive data that became compromised during a TurboTax and Credit Karma data breach disclosed in March. 

The class action lawsuit argues Intuit failed to maintain reasonable security standards and failed to adequately train its employees about cybersecurity.

“(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’ (personally identifiable information),” the Intuit class action says.

Class action says Evolve Bank suffered a preventable data breach

Three consumers filed separate class action lawsuits against Evolve Bank over claims the company suffered a preventable data breach earlier this month. 

The class action lawsuits similarly argue that Evolve Bank stores its customers’ information in a way that makes it vulnerable to a cyberattack. 

“Plaintiff and class members now face a lifetime risk of identity theft, which is heightened here by the loss of Social Security numbers-the gold standard for identity thieves,” the Evolve Bank data breach class action says.

CDK Global bears responsibility for a recent data breach, class action claims

A former California car dealership employee filed a class action lawsuit against CDK Global last month over claims the company bears responsibility for their data being exposed during a recent data breach. 

The class action lawsuit argues CDK failed to safeguard the personally identifiable information stored in its network. 

“Defendant could have prevented the Data Breach… by properly securing and encrypting and/or more securely encrypting its servers,” the CDK class action says.

Advance Auto Parts bears responsibility for data breach identified last month, class action says 

A class action lawsuit was filed against Advance Auto Parts last month over claims the company bears responsibility for a data breach identified in June. The breach affected its employees and job applicants. 

The class action lawsuit argues that the data breach occurred because Advance Auto Parts stored private information on a database that was not password protected. 

“Foreseeably, cybercriminals exploited this obvious vulnerability, exfiltrated Plaintiff’s and Class Members’ Private Information from the database, and then listed this information for sale on the dark web,” the Advance Auto Parts class action says. 

Class action claims Truist failed to adequately safeguard and secure customer info during the October 2023 data breach 

A consumer filed a class action lawsuit against Truist in June, claiming the company failed to properly safeguard and secure its customers’ information during an October 2023 data breach. 

The class action lawsuit argues the data breach allowed the information to fall into the hands of cybercriminals. It further alleges that the incident could have been avoided if not for negligence on behalf of Truist. 

“The Data Breach was a direct result of (Truist’s) failure to implement adequate and reasonable cyber-security procedures and protocols necessary to protect consumers’ (personal identifiable information) from a foreseeable and preventable cyber-attack,” the Truist class action says. 

Panera Bread failed to secure or encrypt servers adequately, class action says

A former employee of Panera Bread filed a class action lawsuit against the restaurant in June over claims it failed to adequately secure and encrypt its servers, leading to a March data breach. 

The class action lawsuit argues that the Panera Bread data breach affects an estimated tens of thousands of current and former restaurant employees. 

The former Panera Bread employee also claims the restaurant waited too long to disclose the data breach to potentially affected individuals. 

“Not until after months it claims to have discovered the Data Breach did Defendant begin sending the Notice to persons whose (information) it confirmed was potentially compromised as a result of the Data Breach,” the Panera Bread class action says. 

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