PNC Faces Suit Over Data Breach of 740,000 Customer Records (1)

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. failed to protect customers’ personal information from a data breach that occurred in early September, according to a class action suit filed in federal court.

Madonna Blunt alleges that PNC failed to implement reasonable security measures to protect personal data from unauthorized access in violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act as well as state law. As a result, a group called Market Exchange was able to exfiltrate 740,000 customer records including information like names, Social Security numbers, and contact information.

The complaint was filed Tuesday in the US District Court for the Western District ...