On April 8, a payment processor filed a motion to dismiss a class action resulting from a security breach of consumers' email addresses and bank account information in the Northern District of California. The defendants compared the breached bank account information to written checks, arguing that "checks containing names, email addresses, and account information are exchanged in the open amongst people and businesses all the time." They claimed that the court would set an "unparalleled precedent" in permitting the plaintiffs' claims to proceed.
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