Rackspace Hit with Suit Over ‘Security Incident’ From Last Week

Rackspace Technology Inc. was hit with a rapid-fire lawsuit over a security incident and service interruption that happened just five days ago.

Christopher Ondo alleged in a class action complaint filed Tuesday that the information-technology services provider told users Dec. 2 it was investigating connectivity issues affecting email services, and later provided an update disclosing that the “major disruption” to its services had been caused by a “security incident.”

The company didn’t inform users of the event directly, instead relying on an incident report summarizing the disruption that it posted on its website, according to the lawsuit filed in the ...