Metropolitan Opera data breach compromised personal info of 45,000 employees and patrons, lawsuit says

The Metropolitan Opera failed to properly safeguard the credit card numbers and other personal information of more than 45,000 patrons and employees compromised in a massive computer hack during 2022, says a class action lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court. Former Met employee Anthony Viti, the lead plaintiff in a class action lawsuit filed last week, claims that his Social Security number, his driver’s license number, his date of birth and financial account information were all accessed by hackers. “For approximately two months, The Met failed to detect an intruder with access to and pos...