Consumer Dismisses Data Breach Suit Targeting Via Credit Union

A consumer dropped his proposed class action alleging Indiana-based Via Credit Union failed to protect the personal information of nearly 61,000 people that was exposed in a January data breach.

Lead plaintiff William Runyan alleged that Via Credit breached its duties under common law, contract law, industry standards, and the Federal Trade Commission Act to implement reasonable and adequate data-security measures and provide timely notice of the incident.

• Runyan filed a notice of voluntary dismissal without prejudice Tuesday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
• Information exposed in the breach included names, addresses, dates of birth, ...