Sensata Technologies Hit With Class Action Over Data Breach

Industrial-sensor technology company Sensata Technologies Inc. failed to protect the personal information of thousands of current and former employees that was exposed in a March data breach, a proposed federal class action said.

Lead plaintiff Paul Heine alleged that Sensata breached its duties under common law, contract law, industry standards, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and the Federal Trade Commission Act to implement reasonable and adequate data-security measures and provide timely notice of the breach.

Information exposed in the incident included names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, passport numbers, government ID numbers, credit card ...