Panera to Pay $2.5M Settlement in Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit

Panera Bread has agreed to pay $2.5 million in the settlement of a class-action lawsuit tied to a data breach last year.

A number of lawsuits were filed by Panera workers in June 2024 after what appeared at the time to be a cyberattack that shut down the fast-casual chain’s digital channels for about three days in February.

The workers argued in the lawsuits that they were not notified that their personal information was vulnerable until weeks or months later, including their full names and social security numbers. 

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