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Prudential Financial sued over breach affecting 36,545 people
Prudential Financial Inc. failed to protect the personal information of 36,545 people in a February data breach, a proposed federal class action lawsuit said.
Constance Boyd alleged that Prudential, an insurance and financial services company, violated its duties under common law and the Federal Trade Commission Act to implement reasonable data security measures, comply with industry standards and federal regulations, and provide timely and adequate notification of the breach.
Information exposed in the incident included names, addresses, dates of birth, email addresses, phone numbers and prudential identification numbers, according to a report. complaint filed June 7 in U.S. District Court for…