Walsworth Publishing Sued Over Breach Affecting 107,700 People

Walsworth Publishing Co. negligently failed to protect the personal information of more than 107,700 people that was exposed in a February data breach, a proposed federal class action filed Friday said.

Lynn Fish alleged that Walsworth 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 breach.

Information exposed in the incident included names, payment-card numbers, payment-card expiration dates, and security codes, according to a complaint filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

Walsworth, a Missouri-based ...