Advance Auto Parts Inc. is facing four proposed class action complaints following a recent data breach that allegedly exposed the private information of over 1 million individuals. The compromised data, which includes sensitive personal details, has reportedly already appeared for sale on the dark web.
Advance Auto Parts Data Breach Suit : Details of the Lawsuits
Charles McGee, Emmanuel Chaidez, Dylan Joseph Dragone, and Don Smith filed their respective class action suits on Monday in the Eastern District of North Carolina. They claim Advance Auto Parts failed to adequately safeguard personal information, which McGee’s suit indicates “can be used to commit myriad financial crimes” now that it has been exposed. The breach occurred due to a hacking incident targeting the company’s third-party cloud database, where data on current and former employees, as well as job applicants, was stored.
Smith’s lawsuit alleges that the breach exposed the data of more than 1 million people, while Chaidez and Dragone’s complaints each state that the information of 358,000 current and former employees was leaked.
Allegations Against Advance Auto Parts
All four complaints accuse Advance Auto Parts of negligence, breach of implied contract, and unjust enrichment due to purportedly insufficient data security practices. McGee and Dragone’s suits also seek declaratory and injunctive relief on behalf of themselves and their proposed classes. Chaidez and Smith also seek similar relief but do not list it as a separate claim.
Advance Auto Parts Data Breach Suit : Proposed Class and Relief Sought
McGee, Chaidez, Dragone, and Smith aim to represent a class consisting of all individuals whose personally identifiable information was exposed by the breach, including those who received breach notifications from Advance Auto Parts. The lawsuits argue that the company has not done enough to address the proposed class members’ alleged injuries.
