[BreachExchange] Canon Hit with Data Breach Class Action Suit by Former and Current Employees

[Destry Winant]

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/canon-hit-data-breach-class-action-suit-former-and-current-employees

Canon U.S.A. Inc. (Canon) was hit with a class action lawsuit in the
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York this week for
the ransomware attack that exposed current and former employees’
personal information in November 2020. The plaintiffs reside in Ohio,
New York, Florida and Illinois, and allege that Canon was negligent in
protecting employee data and violated state trade practice laws by
failing to guard against such an attack. The plaintiffs further allege
that Canon failed to notify the affected individuals in a timely
manner.

The attack on Cannon occurred in August 2020 and affected current and
former employees from 2005 to 2020, as well as their beneficiaries and
dependents. The information affected included Social Security numbers,
driver’s license numbers, financial account numbers, electronic
signatures, and dates of birth. The plaintiffs are seeking
certification of a nationwide class.