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Hertz Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit

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NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.

On April 11, 2025, Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (“Hertz”) reported to the Maine Attorney General’s Office that its customer’s data had been acquired by an unauthorized third party that had exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Cleo Communications’ platform, a vendor of Hertz (“Data Breach”). On February 10, 2025 Hertz discovered the Data Breach and, after analyzing the data until April 2, 2025, announced that the vulnerability had been used between October 2024 and December 2024. On or about April 11, 2025, Hertz began sending out data breach notification letters to those affected by the Data Breach. Each notification letter includes an offer for two year’s complimentary membership to Kroll Identity Monitoring Services, a service that provides single bureau credit monitoring, access to a Kroll fraud specialist, and identity theft restoration services. While Hertz has yet to release the total number of individuals impacted, it reported that 3,409 people in Maine alone had their data compromised. If you received a data breach notification letter from Hertz, it indicates that you were affected by the Data Breach. Headquartered in Estero, Florida, Hertz, is a major player in the global car rental industry and is the parent company of Dollar Rent A Car, Firefly Car Rental, and Thrifty Car Rental. Founded in 1918, Hertz has grown to serve millions of customers annually across its 12,000 locations in over 160 countries. As of 2024, Hertz reported revenues of approximately $9 billion with 26,000 employees.

WHAT INFORMATION IS INVOLVED IN THE HERTZ CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT?

While Hertz has thus far failed to specify the exact information compromised, data breaches of this kind generally involve:
  • Full names, 
  • Addresses,
  • Driver’s license numbers,
  • Financial information (e.g. account number, credit or debit card number),
  • Dates of birth,
  • Certain other personal information. 
This information is referred to as your Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”). It provides critical details about you and is an integral part of your identity. Businesses are legally required to protect this information, or they risk incurring statutory penalties and other legal repercussions. When PII is stolen, it can be used by identity thieves to commit fraudulent activities using your identity.  The best way to protect yourself after a data breach is to sign up for credit and identity protection services as soon as possible. California offers extra protections and legal rights to its residents through the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Hertz, contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.

Settlement - $3,767,000

Truck Accident

A 20-year-old man who had been married for just 12 days left home on his way to work. He was driving on Pleasant Grove Road in Sutter County in the early morning when he came upon a slow-moving truck. As he pulled out to pass the truck, the truck driver turned left in front of him. The young man attempted to steer back into his lane but his vehicle struck an un-flagged piece of metal extending from the back of the truck. He died in the resulting crash.

Expert witnesses brought in by the Arnold Law Firm proved that the truck, owned and operated by a hauling firm, should never have been on the highway that morning. Specifically, the rear and side turn signals did not work and the rear-view mirror was in a poor state of adjustment at the time of the collision. As a result, the driver, who had failed to properly inspect the vehicle before setting out that morning, couldn’t see the young man’s vehicle as it attempted to pass.

The poor condition of the truck, its lack of maintenance and the manner in which it was operated were found to be substantial factors in causing the collision that killed the young man. The testimony also established that the man had been making a lawful pass at the lawful speed limit and acted reasonably when he attempted to avoid the collision.

The man’s 20-year-old widow was awarded $3,767,000.77, his parents were awarded $185,131 and the family was reimbursed $11,899 in funeral expenses. Though money is a poor substitute for a young man’s life, this verdict demonstrates that drivers who endanger the lives of others will be held accountable for their actions.