Class Sues, Seeks TRO In Suit Over Data Breach Of Unemployment Site

Mealey's (July 29, 2020, 1:23 PM EDT) -- LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The company hired by Arkansas to create and maintain the unemployment website for self-employed and gig workers seeking benefits during the novel coronavirus pandemic failed to prevent a data breach, resulting in frozen accounts for those seeking the aid and exposure to identity theft, three individuals allege in their putative class complaint and emergency motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) filed July 14 in an Arkansas court (Samuel Acker, et al. v. Protech Solutions, Inc., No. 60CV-20-3858, Ark. Cir., Pulaski Co.)....