A Washington state District Court judge has rejected retailer Eddie Bauer's request to throw out a class-action suit brought by Veridian Credit Union in the wake of the company's 2016 data breach.
Though the judge did grant some parts of Eddie Bauer's motion to dismiss, the court's refusal to dismiss the entire suit means the case can continue working its way through the court system.
According to Veridian's original complaint, which it filed on March 7, 2017, hackers accessed Eddie Bauer's point-of-sale systems and installed malware that stole customer data between January 2, 2016, and July 17, 2016. The breach compromised names, credit and debit card numbers, card expiration dates, card verification values (CVVs) and other information at approximately 350 of its locations, Veridian said.
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