Kaplan North America LLC

Summary

Kaplan North America LLC faces a proposed class action lawsuit alleging it failed to safeguard personal information of users and employees exposed in a data breach. The complaint, filed by a former student, claims the breach compromised names, Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers of thousands of individuals, including over nineteen thousand Maine residents, and seeks to represent all affected U.S. residents.

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Description

Kaplan North America LLC experienced a data breach last year that exposed personal information of its users and employees. The compromised data included individuals' names, Social Security numbers, and driver's license numbers. The breach was reported to have affected more than 19,000 residents of Maine. The incident prompted legal action alleging the company failed to adequately protect the sensitive data. The breach occurred prior to the filing of the lawsuit in March 2026. No further details about the breach's origin or duration are provided in the source.

Melissa Perez, a former Kaplan student, filed the proposed class action complaint in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida at Fort Lauderdale. The complaint alleges that Kaplan North America LLC failed to protect the personal information of its users and employees in the data breach. Perez seeks to represent a class of all United States residents whose information was compromised in the breach. The lawsuit notes that the breach affected more than 19,000 Maine residents. The case was filed Tuesday, as reported in the article dated March 24, 2026. No further details about the lawsuit's specific claims or requested relief are provided in the source.

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