Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Mercury Technologies, Inc., which does business as Mercury, regarding its recent data breach. The Mercury data breach may have involved sensitive personal identifiable information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT MERCURY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. D/B/A MERCURY:
Mercury is a financial technology company based in California. Founded in 2017, Mercury launched with the idea of making banking better for startups and spent its first five years creating a powerful bank account.2 Today, Mercury builds software to run all its customers financial operations from that powerful bank account.2 Accordingly, Mercury offers a variety of banking products to businesses and individuals, including checking and savings accounts, treasury services, credit cards, venture debt, and personal banking. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Mercury employs over 600 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, Mercury 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, Mercury posted a notice of the breach on its website saying, “We recently became aware of a cybersecurity attack that breached the security systems of one of our partner banks, Evolve Bank & Trust, and leaked their records, including some account numbers, deposit balances, business owner names, and emails associated with Mercury and other fintech accounts. We are thoroughly investigating the leaked data to understand what customer information is at risk. Additionally, Evolve has resources for complimentary credit monitoring on their website.”1 As of July 3, 2024, neither Mercury 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 Mercury Technologies, Inc. d/b/a Mercury 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.
