Temu Class Action
Temu class action alleges company failed to protect customer data, resulting in breach
Temu data breach class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Eric Hu filed a class action lawsuit against Whaleco Inc. d/b/a Temu.
- Why: Hu claims Temu allegedly has relaxed security policies that allow the widespread and systematic theft of its customers’ personally identifiable and financial information.
- Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in New York federal court.
Online marketplace Temu allows widespread and systematic theft of its customers’ personally identifiable information, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
Plaintiff Eric Hu claims Temu gains “short-term and fleeting benefits” — such as saving on the costs of compliance — by allegedly failing to comply with “reasonable security standards” that would protect the personal data of its users.
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Temu accused of failing to secure customer personal and financial data in class action lawsuit
By Laurel Deppen, Top Class Actions (September 22, 2023)
Dive Brief:
- Fast fashion giant Temu is facing a class action lawsuit that alleges it failed to secure customers’ personal and financial data, according to a legal complaint filed Wednesday.
- Attorneys representing the plaintiffs argued that Temu “grossly failed to comply with security standards and allowed its customers’ financial information to be compromised, all in an effort to save money by cutting corners on security measures that could have prevented or mitigated the Breach.” It further states that Temu didn’t disclose the extent of a data breach and notify customers affected by it in a timely manner.
- Temu is also accused of wiretapping the electronic communications of its website visitors. The complaint states that Temu references its access to users’ cameras and microphones whenever they’re using the app.
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To read more, please visit Fashion Dive, where the article first appeared.