The lawsuit alleges the doughnut chain's failure to adopt sufficient data protections.
Krispy Kreme has been filed with a class action lawsuit alleging its negligence in a November data breach by the Play ransomware gang that affected 161,676 individuals.
Cybernews reports that most of the exposed data — including names, addresses, birthdates, Social Security numbers, passport numbers, financial details, credit and debit card information, and biometrics — belonged to Krispy Kreme's current and former employees, as well as their family members, according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit also alleged the doughnut chain's failure to adopt sufficient data protections to have resulted in mounting spam messages, invasion of privacy, and opportunity costs.
Such a development comes weeks after Krispy Kreme notified impacted individuals of the breach. While there has been evidence suggesting the use of pilfered data for identity theft or fraud, Krispy Kreme was noted to have provided incomplete information regarding the attack in its notices.
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
