Five lawsuits filed against Boyd Gaming following recent data breach
The majority of filings were officially made in US District Court on September 30 while former employee Scott Levy filed a similar lawsuit on September 25 seeking to create a class action.
Key Points
- Boyd Gaming stated hackers removed data such as employee information and records as part of a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 23
- Levy and one of the plaintiffs which filed a lawsuit on September 30 are residents of Las Vegas, while the remaining filings stem from plaintiffs living in Ohio, Texas and Louisiana
Following a recent data breach in which hackers were able to remove certain employee information and records from Boyd Gaming systems, five lawsuits have been filed against the operator, seeking to create a class action involving thousands of current employees, ex-workers and customers.
The majority of filings were officially made in US District Court on September 30, while former employee Scott Levy filed a similar lawsuit on September 25 after Boyd Gaming reported the data breach to the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 23.
Levy and one of the plaintiffs which filed a lawsuit on September 30 are residents of Las Vegas, Nevada where Boyd Gaming currently operates 14 casino facilities, while the remaining filings stem from plaintiffs living in Ohio, Texas and Louisiana.
Despite Boyd Gaming having yet to notify the public of when the data breach originally occurred, the new lawsuits state the attack happened between or from September 5-7. One of the filings also accuses Boyd Gaming of knowing about the data breach well before it notified the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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“While defendant claims to have discovered the breach as early as Sept. 6, defendant did not begin informing victims of the data breach until much later and failed to inform victims when or for how long the data breach occurred,” the lawsuit stated.
“Indeed, representative plaintiff and class members were wholly unaware of the data breach until they received letters from defendant informing them of it.”
Boyd Gaming began notifying those affected by the data breach on September 23, and also alerted all regulators and government agencies as required by law. The operator has repeatedly stated it holds a policy of not commenting on pending litigation when asked for comment.
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