Global fintech company Intuit was hit on Monday with a proposed class action lawsuit alleging that it failed to protect customers’ information from a data breach.
The proposed class action lawsuit was filed by Chicago-based firm Strauss Borrelli in the California Northern District Court, San Jose Division, and includes more than 100 class members. It accused Intuit of effectively causing a cyberattack that compromised its users’ personally identifiable information by bypassing cybersecurity industry standards, including the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, the Center for Internet Security’s Critical Security Controls, and the Federal Trade Commission’s guidelines for best data security practices. Plaintiffs are seeking restitution, damages and declaratory and injunctive relief.
