Privacy

July 20, 2022 Tenet faces a class action after announcing in late April 2022 that it experienced a “cybersecurity incident” involving unauthorized activity on its network.

July 19, 2022 LendingTree faces a class action over a 2022 cyberattack in which the company allegedly “lost control” over the highly sensitive personal information of more than 200,000 consumers.

July 19, 2022 Elephant Insurance Company and Apparent Insurance face a class action over a 2022 data breach in which the information of more than 2.7 million consumers was reportedly exposed.

July 19, 2022 A proposed class action alleges Paramount Global Corp. has unlawfully disclosed certain information about those who watch videos on CBS.com with Facebook without consent.

July 13, 2022 Eye Care Leaders faces a proposed class action lawsuit over a December 2021 cyberattack in which “criminal hackers” were able to access the company’s myCare Identity medical record platform.

July 13, 2022 A proposed class action lawsuit alleges Comstar, LLC’s failure to properly secure consumers’ private information led to a data breach in March 2022.

July 12, 2022 Quantum 3 Media faces a class action that claims it secretly tracks and records website visitors’ keystrokes, mouse clicks and other electronic communications.

July 12, 2022 Lincare Holdings faces a proposed class action lawsuit over its alleged failure to safeguard certain sensitive information stored on its servers.

July 11, 2022 Shields Health Care Group faces a class action lawsuit over a March 2022 data breach in which two million patients’ information was reportedly compromised.

July 5, 2022 Yuma Regional Medical Center faces a class action over an April 2022 data breach that allegedly compromised current and former patients’ information.

June 29, 2022 Inntopia has been hit with a proposed class action over a cyberattack that compromised the sensitive information of nearly 18,000 consumers.

June 29, 2022 Online pharmacy Capsule faces a class action in the wake of a data breach in which the information of more than 27,000 customers was reportedly exposed.

June 29, 2022 Numrich Gun Parts faces a class action over its alleged failure to safeguard the sensitive information of more than 45,000 online customers.

June 28, 2022 Aon Corporation faces a proposed class action that alleges the global insurance provider failed to protect consumers’ data from unauthorized access.

June 27, 2022 Flagstar Bank faces a lawsuit over a late 2021 data breach during which the information of more than 1.5 million consumers was reportedly compromised. [UPDATE]

June 24, 2022 A lawsuit alleges PBS has violated a privacy law by sharing website subscribers’ identities and video viewing habits with Facebook without consent to do so.

June 24, 2022 Meyer Corporation faces a lawsuit over a data breach in which the personal information of at least 2,747 current and former employees was reportedly compromised.

June 24, 2022 A class action alleges ZoomInfo has illegally shared Community Edition Program subscribers’ and their contacts’ personal information and communications with third parties.

June 22, 2022 MCG faces a class action over a data breach earlier this year that reportedly exposed the personal and medical information of roughly 1.1 million patients.

June 14, 2022 A class action alleges the operator of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut franchises in the Midwest and Southeast has collected Illinois employees’ fingerprints without consent.

June 9, 2022 Injured Workers Pharmacy has been hit with a proposed class action over a January 2021 data breach that reportedly compromised patents’ personal information.

June 9, 2022 A class action claims that the publisher of Bassmaster magazine has disclosed subscribers’ personal information to third parties without consent to do so.

June 8, 2022 The companies who operate People.com face a class action that alleges the website secretly tracks and records visitors’ video-viewing habits and shares the data with Facebook.

June 7, 2022 A lawsuit looks to hold Microsoft responsible for the allegedly unlawful storage of Illinois residents’ biometric information on the Azure platform.

June 7, 2022 C.R. England, Inc. faces a lawsuit over a data breach during which the personal information of thousands of students and employees was reportedly exposed.

June 3, 2022 A lawsuit claims the publisher of USA Today has unlawfully disclosed certain personal information about its subscribers to Facebook without their consent.

June 3, 2022 A lawsuit claims Frito-Lay workers have not received proper wages in the wake of a data breach that crippled the food company’s timekeeping system.

June 2, 2022 PHC faces a class action over a March 2022 ransomware attack during which the personal and medical information of enrollees and employees was reportedly exposed.

June 1, 2022 A class action accuses Ryder of violating an Illinois privacy law by collecting workers’ fingerprint scans without the individuals’ informed consent.

June 1, 2022 A lawsuit claims the Neutrogena Skin360 skin assessment technology unlawfully collects consumers’ biometric information without their informed consent to do so. [UPDATE]

May 31, 2022 A proposed class action alleges Patreon has unlawfully disclosed digital subscribers’ identities and video-viewing preferences to Facebook without proper consent to do so.

May 31, 2022 Illuminate Education, Inc. faces a class action after its PupilPath platform was hit by a data breach in early 2022 that reportedly impacted nearly two million students across five states.

May 31, 2022 Parker Hannifin Corporation failed to exercise “reasonable care” in safeguarding the sensitive information of current and former employees and their dependents, a proposed class action alleges.

May 31, 2022 Washington and California residents have filed a class action in which they object to being asked to participate in the American Community Survey.

May 27, 2022 A proposed class action in Illinois alleges Microsoft has failed to obtain informed consent before collecting consumers’ facial scans through the Photos app in Windows 10 and 11.

May 23, 2022 Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. faces another proposed class action lawsuit over its apparently undisclosed collection of consumers’ biometric facial scans in Illinois.

May 20, 2022 Alacrity Solutions Group, LLC faces a proposed class action lawsuit over a March 2021 data breach that allegedly went undisclosed for nearly a year.

May 20, 2022 SuperCare Health, Inc. faces a class action over its apparent failure to safeguard the personal information of more than 318,000 current and former patients during a data breach last summer.

May 17, 2022 A class action has been filed against ARcare in the wake of a data breach that reportedly affected more than 345,000 current and former patients.

May 17, 2022 The State Bar of Calif. faces a class action over what four plaintiffs allege was the unauthorized disclosure of hundreds of thousands of confidential disciplinary records.

May 16, 2022 Kentucky-based car parts manufacturer Toyotetsu North America has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit in the wake of an October 2021 data breach.

May 16, 2022 A class action alleges data broker Otonomo secretly collects and sells real-time GPS location details for millions of cars worldwide.

May 11, 2022 Ritchie Bros. faces a class action after a data breach reportedly exposed the personal information of the company’s clients, employees and other consumers.

May 10, 2022 A lawsuit claims Illinois Taco Bell restaurants unlawfully collected workers’ fingerprint scans without providing mandatory disclosures or obtaining their consent.

May 9, 2022 A proposed class action claims that CreditFresh has failed to adequately protect consumers’ personal information from unauthorized access.

May 6, 2022 Lathem Time Co. collected the facial scans of Illinois residents without first providing certain disclosures or obtaining consent to do so, a lawsuit claims.

May 5, 2022 The Neiman Marcus Group faces a class action that alleges the retailer’s “inadequate cybersecurity” is to blame for a 2020 data breach.

May 4, 2022 A class action alleges DialAmerica’s failure to safeguard current and former employees’ personal information is to blame for a months-long data breach in 2021.

May 4, 2022 American Financial Resources faces a class action over a Dec. 2021 data breach in which the information of thousands of the residential mortgage company’s customers was accessed.

May 3, 2022 Illinois Gastroenterology Group faces a class action after an October 2021 data breach reportedly compromised patients’ sensitive personal information.