Vanguard Group faces class action over investors' Social Security number leak
Investors' Social Security numbers were leaked at the Vanguard Group, with affected individuals also confirmed in Vermont. A law firm investigated the breach, and investors filed a class action lawsuit.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- The Vanguard Group
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Investors' Social Security numbers
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- United States
If your data was exposed
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organisation’s official website or app.
Timeline
- The leak of Social Security numbers at the Vanguard Group and the possibility of litigation became known.
- The impact of the Social Security number leak in Vermont became known.
- Edelson Lechtzin launched an investigation into the breach.
- A class action lawsuit was filed over the breach.
- An investor's lawsuit against Vanguard became known.
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