LinkedIn Security Breach Class Action Lawsuit Complaint Filed Over Alleged Password Hacking

LinkedIn Account Holders File Class Action Lawsuit Against LinkedIn Over Alleged Security Breach By Hackers Involving LinkedIn Users’ Passwords.

A class action lawsuit has been filed against LinkedIn Corporation (“LinkedIn” or “Defendant”) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (styled Katie Szpyrka v. LinkedIn Corporation, Class Action Case No. CV 12-3088) alleging, among other things, that LinkedIn failed to properly safeguard LinkedIn users’ digitally stored personally identifiable information, including emails addresses, passwords and login credentials in connection with a hacking incident whereby hackers allegedly infiltrated LinkedIn’s servers and accessed database(s) containing LinkedIn users’ personally identifiable information, according to the LinkedIn Security Breach and Password Hacking class action lawsuit complaint.

The LinkedIn Security Breach & Password Hacking class action lawsuit complaint is reportedly brought as a class action on behalf of the following proposed class:

All individuals and entities in the United States who had a LinkedIn account on or before June 6, 2012 (“LinkedIn User Class”).

The LinkedIn Security Breach & Password Hacking class action lawsuit complaint is also reportedly brought on behalf of a proposed subclass:

All LinkedIn User Class Members who paid a monthly fee to LinkedIn for an upgraded account.

The LinkedIn Security Breach & Password Hacking class action lawsuit complaint reportedly asserts claims for alleged violation of California Bus. Code section 17200, California Civ Code 1750, breach of contract, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, breach of implied contract, negligence and negligence per se.

The LinkedIn Security Breach & Password Hacking class action lawsuit complaint reportedly seeks, among other things, injunctive relief, damages, attorneys’ fees and costs and pre- and post- judgment interest.

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