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According to the complaint, First American, through its subsidiaries, provides financial services through its title insurance and services segment and its specialty insurance segment.
The Class Period commences on February 17, 2017, when First American filed an annual report on a Form 10-K with the SEC, announcing its financial and operating results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. The Form 10-K made clear to investors that First American understood its information and data services were a key component of First American’s success.
On May 24, 2019, KrebsOnSecurity.com, a noted cybersecurity blog, reported a massive data exposure by First American in which approximately 885 million customer files were exposed by First American. Following this news, shares of First American fell $3.46, or over 6%, to close at $51.80 on May 25, 2019.
Then, on October 22, 2020, First American filed a quarterly report on a Form 10-Q with the SEC, announcing that it had received a Wells Notice regarding its massive security breach, stating “[i]n September 2020, the Company received a Wells Notice informing the Company that the enforcement staff has made a preliminary determination to recommend a filing of an enforcement action by the SEC against the Company.”
Following this news, the price of First American shares fell approximately $4.83 per share, or 9%, to close at $46.75 per share on October 22, 2020.
The complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, the defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) First American failed to implement basic security standards to protect its customers’ sensitive personal information and data; (2) First American faced a heightened risk of cybersecurity failure due to its automation and efficiency initiatives; and (3) as a result, the defendants’ public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
If you are a member of the class described above, you may no later than December 28, 2020 move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff of the class, if you so choose.
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