Sam's Club data breach allegations lead to lawsuits
Sam's Club launched an investigation into claims of an attack linked to Clop ransomware. A data breach lawsuit linked to the Cleo file transfer system was subsequently filed. On 24 April 2025 it was reported that a data breach lawsuit brought by a former employee had been dropped.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Sam's Club
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- United States
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Timeline
- It emerged that Sam's Club was investigating claims of an attack linked to Clop ransomware.
- It emerged that a lawsuit had been filed against Sam's Club over a data breach linked to the Cleo file transfer system.
- It emerged that a former Sam's Club employee had dropped a data breach lawsuit.
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