Snapchat Employee Data Leaks Out Following Phishing Attack

Re:Snapchat Employee Data Leaks Out Following Phishing Attack by dvt on Monday February 29, 2016 @04:51PM (#11198888)

If the compromised data somehow becomes public, a class-action suit (a la Sony) is not out of the question. At least Snapchat is trying to get ahead of the problem which undoubtedly helps them in the court of public opinion.

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Re:Snapchat Employee Data Leaks Out Following Phishing Attack by niij on Monday February 29, 2016 @05:09PM (#11199025)

The Sony case affected customers, apparently this breach only affects employees. I find it hard to believe the employees would file a class action lawsuit against their own employer.

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Re:Snapchat Employee Data Leaks Out Following Phishing Attack by dvt on Monday February 29, 2016 @05:54PM (#11199364)

This is incorrect, the Sony case affected employees[1]: "the exposure revealed personal information for an estimated 3,000 former and current Sony employees."

[1] http://deadline.com/2015/09/sony-hacking-lawsuit-settlement-...

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Re:Snapchat Employee Data Leaks Out Following Phishing Attack by duskwuff on Monday February 29, 2016 @05:21PM (#11199134)

It's not unheard of for employees to file a class-action suit against their employer, but that typically only occurs in very large companies where there's a significant "divide" between the aggrieved employees and management. That seems rather unlikely in a company as small as Snapchat.

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