Librarian Sues Equifax Over 2017 Data Breach, Wins $600
Summary: Vermont librarian Jessamyn West sued Equifax in Orange County small claims court over the 2017 breach that exposed personal data on nearly 150 million people, and was awarded $690 - $90 for court fees and the rest for up to two years of identity theft protection. West, who filed days after the breach was disclosed, said she filed after reading media coverage of a free online bot a Stanford student built to help people sue Equifax in small claims court.
What you should know: West's $690 is a rounding error against Equifax's more than $3.4 billion in revenue last year, but if even a small fraction of the 147 million affected Americans filed and prevailed, the article estimates it could cost the company tens of millions in damages and legal fees - and commenters note that collecting a small claims judgment is far harder than winning one.
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