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.
April 28, 2022 A lawsuit claims Christie Clinic's failure to properly safeguard consumers’ personal and health information is to blame for a data breach last year.
April 26, 2022 Adaptive Health Integrations faces a proposed class action over an October 2021 data breach that reportedly exposed consumers’ personal information.
April 26, 2022 Consumers allege 7-Eleven has unlawfully collected, stored and used Illinois shoppers’ facial scans without first obtaining written consent to do so or providing statutory disclosures.
April 25, 2022 A lawsuit claims Waste Management of Illinois and Advanced Disposal Services violated a biometric privacy law by collecting and sharing workers’ fingerprint scans.
April 22, 2022 Mailchimp faces class action after an employee allegedly fell victim to an email phishing scam that ultimately allowed cybercriminals to steal some Trezor wallet users’ assets.
April 22, 2022 A lawsuit claims Allied Universal failed to properly pay employees in the wake of a 2021 data breach that crippled the companies’ timekeeping system.
April 21, 2022 A class action alleges Meta Platforms has run afoul of a federal privacy law by “broadcast[ing]” certain personally identifiable information of consumers who watch content on Facebook Live.
April 21, 2022 Advent Health faces a class action over a September 2021 data breach during which consumers’ information was reportedly exposed to unauthorized access.
April 20, 2022 Horizon Actuarial Services faces a lawsuit over a data breach during which its clients’ sensitive information was reportedly exposed to unauthorized access.
April 15, 2022 Political publication The Hill has violated a federal privacy law by sharing digital subscribers’ identities with Facebook without consent to do so, a class action alleges.
April 15, 2022 A lawsuit claims Asurion failed to properly pay employees after the December 2021 Kronos data breach rendered its timekeeping system inoperable.
April 14, 2022 National Math and Science Initiative has been hit with a class action in the wake of a data breach last year that reportedly exposed the sensitive information of nearly 200,000 individuals.
April 13, 2022 A lawsuit alleges Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC has failed to pay workers proper wages in the wake of a December 2021 data breach that crippled its payroll vendor.
April 13, 2022 A lawsuit claims Louis Vuitton has unlawfully collected and stored residents’ biometric information through the virtual try-on feature on the brand’s website.
April 5, 2022 The Giant Company is among the latest Kronos clients to face a lawsuit in the wake of a late-2021 data breach that crippled its timekeeping system.
April 4, 2022 Lakeview Loan Servicing faces a class action in the wake of a late 2021 data breach that reportedly affected more than 2.5 million consumers.
March 30, 2022 A class action alleges The Week Publications has unlawfully disclosed to third parties mailing lists that contain magazine subscribers’ private information.
March 29, 2022 A class action alleges Dun & Bradstreet has illegally misappropriated the identities of California residents to advertise subscriptions to its D&B Hoovers database.
March 25, 2022 A class action alleges The New York Times Company has unlawfully disclosed detailed information about readers’ newspaper subscriptions without authorization to do so.
March 21, 2022 CAL Automotive faces a class action over a September 2021 data breach during which the personal information of 68,837 consumers was reportedly compromised.
March 21, 2022 Two lawsuits allege Estée Lauder and L’Oréal have violated an Illinois privacy law by collecting residents’ biometric information through virtual try-on tools.
March 18, 2022 Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. faces a class action following a cyberattack that compromised the personal information of tens of thousands of current and former employees and their families.
March 16, 2022 South Shore Hospital Corporation faces a class action that claims it failed to safeguard patients’ personal and health information from unauthorized access.
