Zynga facing multiple class action lawsuits over 2019 data breach

By Amy Miller ( March 24, 2020, 22:25 GMT | Insight) -- Social game developer Zynga is facing at least two putative class actions in federal court stemming from a data breach last year in which hundreds of millions of user accounts, including those held by minors, were reportedly hacked. Last September, a hacker known as Gnosticplayers told a cybersecurity news website he had breached Zynga’s user database and accessed about 200 million user accounts, but the company has yet to notify users directly affected about the data breach, violating federal and state consumer-protection laws, the plaintiffs allege.Social game developer Zynga is facing at least two putative class actions in federal court stemming from a data breach last year in which hundreds of millions of user accounts, including those held by minors, were reportedly hacked....

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Zynga facing multiple class action lawsuits over 2019 data breach

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