Highgate Hotels Sued Over Data Exposed in Months-Long Breach

Real estate and hospitality management company Highgate Hotels LP faces a proposed class action lawsuit in response to cyber attacks on the employee email system.

The company committed negligence by not only failing to protect individuals’ data but “failed to even encrypt or redact this highly sensitive data,” according to the complaint filed Tuesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Highgate Hotels became aware of the breach on March 26, 2024, according to the complaint. An ensuing investigation revealed “an unauthorized entity also accessed email accounts prior to December 28, 2023, and on certain ...