Samsung Hit With 6th Class Action Over Network Data Breach

A sixth class action emanating from Samsung’s Sept. 2 disclosure that its networks incurred a data breach earlier in the summer was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco. Bakersfield, California, resident Tammy Gutierrez alleges Samsung “did not use reasonable security procedures and practices appropriate to the nature of the sensitive, unencrypted information it was maintaining” on its networks, causing personally identifiable information (PII) belonging to her and other potential class members “to be exposed,” said her complaint (docket 3:22-cv-05719). Samsung could have prevented the breach “by properly encrypting or otherwise implementing policies, procedures and computer data security programs that provided the level of protection reasonably necessary for a company of this sophistication and the custodian of large amounts of PII,” it said. “It is well known that PII, including name and contact information in particular, is an invaluable commodity and a frequent target of hackers.” Samsung didn't comment.