Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Affirm, Inc. regarding its recent data breach. The Affirm data breach may have involved sensitive personal identifiable information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT AFFIRM, INC.:
Affirm is a payment solutions and financial technology company based in California. Founded in 2012, Affirm is a buy now, pay later service that offers a card and an app as a simple way to pay over time.2 Today, Affirm offers a wide range of payment plans to customers with a variety of interest rates and number of payments for online and traditional purchases. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Affirm has additional office locations in Chicago, New York City, Pittsburgh, and Toronto, and employs over 1,000 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, Affirm discovered that its financial technology partner, Evolve Bank and Trust (“Evolve”) had experienced a data breach in which an unauthorized third party gained access to portions of its information environment. Recently, Affirm posted a notice of the breach on its website saying, “Evolve Bank disclosed that it suffered a cybersecurity incident in which a cybercriminal organization illegally accessed and obtained some personal information of Evolve retail bank customers and those of its financial technology partners, which includes Affirm.”1 As of July 3, 2024, neither Affirm nor Evolve has disclosed the specific type of data that was impacted in this data breach.
If you believe that you have been impacted by the Affirm, Inc. data breach:
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.
