Katz Nannis & Solomon Accounting Firm Sued Over 2023 Data Breach

Massachusetts-based accounting firm Katz Nannis & Solomon PC failed to protect the personal information of thousands of people that was exposed in a November 2023 data breach, three proposed federal class actions said.

Bertha Godbee, Phenicia Brown, and Delores J. Williams alleged in separate lawsuits that KNS breached its duties under common law, contract law, industry standards, and the Federal Trade Commission Act to implement reasonable and adequate measures to protect sensitive data as well as failed to provide accurate and prompt notice of the breach.

The firm waited more than nine months after discovering the incident to inform affected ...