Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Digital Realty Trust, Inc. regarding its recent data breach. The Digital Realty data breach involved sensitive personal information belonging to over 1,300 individuals.
ABOUT DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC.:
Digital Realty is a data center and cloud solutions company based in Texas. Founded in 2004, Digital Realty offers a variety of solutions to businesses, including data center collection, interconnection services, hybrid IT solutions, and cloud infrastructure. 2 Today, Digital Realty offers global data center platforms, network-neutral connectivity services, enterprise IT modernization solutions, and digital transformation support. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Digital Realty employs approximately 3,900 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, Digital Realty announced that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal identifiable information in its care may have been compromised. According to the breach notice, on April 29, 2025, Digital Realty became aware of suspicious activity potentially involving its network.1 As a result, Digital Realty launched an investigation to determine the nature of the incident.
Through its investigation, Digital Realty confirmed that sensitive personal information in its systems may have been accessed by an unauthorized third party on January 8, 2025. As a result, Digital Realty began a review of the data to determine what information had been impacted as well as identify the specific individuals affected. The exact type of personal information potentially exposed has not been made publicly available by Digital Realty. However, according to Maine state reporting guidelines, “personal information” can include the following types of information:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Driver’s license or state identification card number
- Account number, credit card number or debit card number, if circumstances exist wherein such a number could be used without additional identifying information, access codes or passwords
- Account passwords or personal identification numbers or other access codes
On May 16, 2025, Digital Realty began mailing breach notification letters to impacted individuals. Based on the breach notice sent to Maine residents, Digital Realty is providing affected individuals with a list of the specific types of sensitive information impacted and complimentary credit monitoring services. A link to the form breach notification that Digital Realty posted to its website is below.
If you received a breach notification letter from Digital Realty Trust, Inc.:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies in response to this data breach. Please fill out the form, below, or contact us at 872.263.1100 or sam@straussborrelli.com.
