LANSING, Mich.– The Michigan Credit Union League has become the latest to join the class action lawsuit against the Wendy’s restaurant chain after the recent data breach that impacted more than 100 of its locations across Michigan.
The lawsuit alleges the breach, which started in October of 2015, was due to Wendy’s poor data security measures, failure to discover and contain the breach and for neglecting to notify financial institutions of the compromise.
The legal action is intended to recoup the costs to credit unions, which includes reissuing new cards and refunding members’ lost money.
“Until retailers are forced to invest in robust data security measures, credit unions will continue to pay the price for retailer data breaches,” MCUL EVP/COO Ken Ross said. “Adding our name to this class action is one way we are going to bat for Michigan credit unions until a legislative solution is achieved.”
CUNA, along with leagues in Ohio, Georgia and Indiana, as well as individual credit unions, have also signed on as plaintiffs.
The MCUL was also a plaintiff in the class action suit against Home Depot for its breach.