WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) — Samsung is facing a class action over a July data breach of its networks and servers that exposed customers' personal information.
Roald Mark, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, filed a complaint September 19 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Samsung Electronics America Inc., alleging negligence, breach of implied contract, invasion of privacy and other claims.
According to Mark's class action, Samsung's networks and servers were hacked in July of 2022 which caused its customers' personal information to be breached. Mark claims that the data breach was the result of Samsung's failure to safeguard customers' personal information and that the company delayed alerting its customers of the data breach until September.
He further claims Samsung's network system was in "a condition vulnerable to cyberattacks" and that Samsung was negligent in failing to take adequate and reasonable measures to protect its data systems from unauthorized intrusions according to industry standards. Mark alleges that he and the class members now face ongoing risk of identity theft and fraud due to their personal information being compromised. He also alleges Samsung's actions constitute breach of implied warranty due to the company's failure to safeguard or implement safety measures and allowing their personal information to be exposed to third parties.
Mark and the class seek monetary relief, interest, trial by jury and all other just relief. They are represented by Mark Reich and Courtney Maccarone of Levi & Korsinsky LLP in New York.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York case number 1:22-CV-07974-VEC