Belk Hit with Lawsuits Over Data Breach, Alleged Cover Up
Sensitive customer, employee information revealed
North Carolina-based department store Belk faces a pair of lawsuits related to a data breach that exposed sensitive customer and employee information. One suit alleges Belk failed to take proper measures to protect this data and another suggests Belk attempted to cover up the details of the breach.
The Charlotte Observer has more:
Belk failed to protect sensitive personal current and former employee and customer information, according to the lawsuits, and has yet to provide information or details about the data breach that occurred sometime between May 7 and May 11.
Cyber criminals accessed and stole internal documents from Belk’s systems, including names and Social Security numbers, according to the lawsuit.
Belk disclosed the breach in a June, 5, 2025, letter to the New Hampshire Attorney General, but has “failed to notify victims in a timely and transparent way,” according to the lawsuit.
Personal information for one New Hampshire resident was accessed by an unauthorized third party, Belk’s attorney Peter Carey said in a letter attached to the lawsuit.
The Observer says it has tried to gain additional information from Belk:
Last month, all Belk department stores had a computer “system shutdown,” The Charlotte Observer reported on May 19. Belk had not publicly shared information about the system problems, and company officials have not responded to repeated requests for comment.
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