Hasbro Has Been Hit With Another Lawsuit — This One After Cyberattack

Hasbro Has Been Hit With Another Lawsuit — This One After Cyberattack

Hasbro was hit with another lawsuit on Thursday. This Class Action lawsuit arises from Hasbro’s failure to protect highly sensitive data.

The lawsuit was filed in the federal district court in Providence.

The lawsuit asserts that “[Hasbro] stores a litany of highly sensitive personal identifiable information (“PII” or “Private Information”) about its current and former employees. But [Hasbro] lost control over that data on March 28, 2026, when cybercriminals infiltrated its insufficiently protected computer systems in a data breach (the ‘Data Breach’).”

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The class action led by a 37-year former employee, Sheila Standing

“It is unknown for precisely how long the cybercriminals had access to Defendant’s network before the breach was discovered. In other words, [Hasbro] had no effective means to prevent, detect, stop, or mitigate breaches of its systems—thereby allowing cybercriminals unrestricted access to its employees’ Private Information,” claims the lawsuit.

“[Hasbro] posted a Cybersecurity Incident Update (“Breach Notice”) on its website on April 4, 2026, stating that “on March 28, 2026, Hasbro, Inc. identified a security incident impacting certain Hasbro systems,” said the lawsuit.

 

Unknown How Long

According to the lawsuit, “It is unknown for precisely how long the cybercriminals had access to [Hasbro]’s network before the breach was discovered. In other words, [Hasbro] had no effective means to prevent, detect, stop, or mitigate breaches of its systems—thereby allowing cybercriminals unrestricted access to its employees’ Private Information.

Further, “On information and belief, cybercriminals were able to breach [Hasbro’s] systems because it failed to adequately train its employees on cybersecurity and failed to maintain reasonable security safeguards or protocols to protect the Class’s PII. In short, [Hasbro’s] failures placed the Class’s PII in a vulnerable position—rendering them easy targets for cybercriminals.”

 

“Cannot Be Unrung”

“The exposure of one’s PII to cybercriminals is a bell that cannot be unrung. Before this Data Breach, its employees’ private information was exactly that—private. Not anymore. Now, their private information is forever exposed and unsecure,” adds the lawsuit.

The class action lawsuit claims, “Currently, the precise number of persons injured is unclear. But upon information and belief, the size of the putative Class can be ascertained from information in Defendant’s custody and control. And upon information and belief, the putative Class includes thousands of members—as it includes [Hasbro’s] employees.”

 

Failure

“[Hasbro] has done little, if anything, to remedy the Data Breach, including failing to timely notify affected Class Members, failing to implement remedial security measures, and failing to provide assurances that it is taking action to protect Class Members’ data,” states the lawsuit. “Because of [Hasbro]’s Data Breach, the sensitive PII of Plaintiff and Class Members was placed into the hands of cybercriminals—inflicting numerous injuries and significant damages upon Plaintiff and Class Members.

The lawsuit claims include that Hasbro was guilty of negligence, breach of implied contract, invasion of privacy, unjust enrichment, and breach of fiduciary duties.

 

Second Lawsuit in Three Months — Previous Action Alleged “Unjust Enrichment”

As GoLocal reported in January, a group of shareholders of Hasbro stock filed a federal lawsuit against CEO Chris Cocks and company executives for what they claim are “breaches of their fiduciary duties as directors and/or officers of Hasbro, unjust enrichment, waste of corporate assets, gross mismanagement, abuse of control” - and violations of the Securities Exchange Act.

In the 76-page complaint filed in the U.S District Court of Rhode Island, plaintiffs Joseph Crocono and Ultan McGlone, who say they have been Hasbro shareholders who have held common stock since 2020 and 2021, respectively, claim that the company’s public statements were “materially false and misleading” on shareholder calls between 2021 and 2023.

That lawsuit was later withdrawn.

The company is in the midst of relocating its headquarters from Rhode Island to Boston after more than 100 years.