SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Attorney Advertising. Keller Rohrback L.L.P. is investigating Lenovo Group Ltd.’s (LNVGY) distribution of select Lenovo laptops and PCs with pre-loaded adware. The adware, from a company called Superfish, is a hidden software program that acts like malware by compromising the computer’s security during Web browsing.
“When you buy a laptop, it’s reasonable to expect that the computer doesn’t come prepackaged with malicious software that makes you more vulnerable to hackers,” said Gretchen Cappio, a partner at Keller Rohrback and one of the attorneys at the firm representing consumers in the Sony data breach litigation.
As Ken Westin, a security analyst with software maker Tripwire, told CNN, Lenovo “have not only betrayed their customers’ trust, but also put them at increased risk.” Researchers have already discovered an easy way to take advantage of the security flaws created by the pre-installed software, putting the computer user’s passwords and other private web browsing information at risk.
U.S. consumers who bought a Lenovo laptop or PC that include the adware may have potential claims against the company. If you purchased a Lenovo laptop or PC and would like discuss our investigation, please contact attorneys Gretchen Cappio or Matthew Preusch at (800) 776-6044 or via email at consumer@kellerrohrback.com.
Keller Rohrback is a leader in representing consumers and employees who have had their personal information compromised. It filed the first class action lawsuit on behalf of former Sony employees affected by the Sony data breach. The firm also filed a proposed class action complaint regarding the data breach at Target, alleging that Target failed to secure and protect the personal information of its customers’ credit and debit card accounts, and other personal information. More recently, the firm filed a proposed class action stemming from the data breach at Anthem, Inc. that compromised Anthem insureds’ personal information.
Keller Rohrback, with offices in Seattle, Phoenix, New York, and Santa Barbara, serves as lead and co-lead counsel in class actions throughout the country. Our Complex Litigation Group is proud to offer its expertise to clients nationwide, and our trial lawyers have obtained judgments and settlements on behalf of clients in excess of seven billion dollars.
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