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News - Zynga faces class action lawsuit over 2019 data breach - xSicKxBot - 03-05-2020
Zynga faces class action lawsuit over 2019 data breach
<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/zynga-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-2019-data-breach.jpg" width="200" height="200" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>Zynga is facing a class action lawsuit that accuses the company of failing protect the data of the millions that play its games after hackers gained access to player information through a 2019 data breach.</p>
<p>The class action lawsuit <a href="https://www.polygon.com/2020/3/3/21163471/zynga-class-action-lawsuit-2019-data-breach">spotted and shared by Polygon</a> was filed by two victims of that 2019 data breach, one of whom is a minor represented by their parent in the filing.</p>
<p>In it, Zynga is accused of failing to “reasonably safeguard” players’ personal information, and of failing to notify players that their information had been accessed and distributed by a third-party in a timely manner.</p>
<p>The data breach in question took place in September 2019 and reportedly saw the data of over 172 million <em>Draw Something </em>and<em> Words With Friends</em> players obtained by hackers, though Zynga itself hasn’t commented on the exact number of people affected by the breach.</p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/03/03/zynga-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-2019-data-breach/