Billion-Dollar Bank Sued After Revealing Massive Data Breach Affecting Thousands of Customers, Exposing Account Details, Social Security Numbers and Medical Information: Report
Source: cryptodaily.co.uk
Published on: 2024-05-13 16:57
A US lender is facing separate class action lawsuits over a security incident that exposed thousands of customers' personal identifiable information (PII). Plaintiffs for the lawsuits say Centennial Bank suffered a data breach in April 2023 - but they allege the lender only notified affected customers that their PII was stolen a full year later, reports consumer lawsuit-focused news site Top Class Actions. According to Centennial Bank's website, the data security incident happened between April 6th-7th of last year, and the lender completed its review on March 29th. Although the bank has not released the exact number of customers affected, a mandatory data breach notification in Washington State shows 3,044 people were hit in that state alone. The incident compromised customers' sensitive information including full names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, driver's license numb...
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