Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against College Claims Data Breach Exposed Data of 17,000 Individuals

Mount Saint Mary College failed to protect personally identifiable information belonging to its current and former students, employees, and applicants for admission or employment, during a December 2022 data breach, a new class action lawsuit alleges.

Plaintiff Markayla Fernandes claims Mount Saint Mary College failed to properly protect and safeguard information given to it by approximately 17,000 individuals who attempted to either enroll or be eligible for employment with the school.

Fernandes argues the college retained the personally identifiable information for “at least many years and even after the relationship has ended,” yet allegedly declined to take measures that would protect it from being compromised in the data breach.

Read the source article at topclassactions.com