A Data Breach Lawsuit Against State Farm Has Been Moved to Federal Court

A class action lawsuit filed against State Farm accusing the insurance company of a data breach that allowed 40 million customer records to be stolen has been moved to federal court.

Florida residents Malcom Scott and his wife Helen Probst Scott filed the lawsuit in McLean County court on Sept. 13, based on claims that personal data maintained by State Farm was accessed by two hacking groups during an August data breach. The lawsuit alleges the Bloomington-based insurer had not notified customers of the breach as of the September court filing.

“State Farm could have prevented the data breach by properly vetting and monitoring its systems,” states the complaint filed by a Minneapolis law firm. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of all policyholders impacted by the data breach, accuses State Farm of negligence, invasion of privacy, violation of the Illinois Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act and breach of fiduciary duty.

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