The Lyon Firm Settles Houser LLP Data Breach For $1.3 Million

UPDATE: The Central District of California court entered Final Approval of Settlement for $1.3 Million Common Fund in Data Breach Class Action for Houser, LLP. Joe Lyon was appointed co-lead counsel in this case.

The Lyon Firm is investigating a data breach impacting hundreds of thousands of California residents. Houser LLP, a California-based law firm, said an inside network data breach occurred in May 2023 and possibly exposed the personal data of over 325,000 individuals.

What Happened at Houser LLP?

Houser, a firm that specializes in serving high-profile financial institutions, says some sensitive files were “copied and taken” from their network several months ago. The breach investigation was apparently not completed until January 18, 2024, according to a regulatory filing made public by the attorney general of Maine.

It is unclear why it took over 8 months to alert victims of the incident. In June 2023, “the unauthorized actor informed Houser that they deleted copies of any stolen data and would not distribute any stolen files,” yet individuals were not notified until 2024. When a data theft event happens, it is critical to take certain measures to mitigate the damage, but individuals cannot be proactive if they are unaware of a data security incident.

The company has concluded that an unidentified third party had “unauthorized access” to the systems between May 7 and May 9. Houser LLP disclosed the data breach which involves sensitive confidential information, including:

• Name
• Social Security Number
• Tax Identification Number
• Driver’s License Number
• Medical Information
• Financial Account Information

Why Hire The Lyon Firm?

We are currently litigating several data privacy cases on behalf of plaintiffs across the country. We take pride in representing individuals and families who have been severely impacted by a privacy violation. We all trust companies to protect the data they collect and store, and they have a legal duty to make sure our personal information is secure.

When companies fail to build and maintain a solid IT security system, and a data breach results, they may be held accountable. We have settled numerous data breach lawsuits with large corporate defendants, and we are currently taking on new cases.

Our data breach lawyers have the resources to take on difficult consumer privacy cases. Contact our legal team to learn more about the Houser data breach and to discuss what it means to file a class action data breach lawsuit.