Kohl’s, Others Join List Sued Over Debt Collector Data Breach

Oct. 11, 2024, 11:40 PM UTC

Four more disparate companies have been hit with proposed class actions accusing them of inadequate cybersecurity linked to debt-collection agency Financial Business and Consumer Solutions Inc.'s February data breach exposing more than four million people’s personal information.

CF Medical LLC, Kohl’s Inc., Merrick Bank, and Elan Financial Services disregarded customers’ rights by failing to vet its vendor FBCS or ensure that it used adequate data safeguards such as encryption and redaction of sensitive information, according to the four complaints filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Wednesday and Thursday. All of the defendants ...

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