As I noted in my year-end round up of D&O related issues (here), plaintiffs’ lawyers have continued to file securities class action lawsuits following cybersecurity incidents, even though the plaintiffs’ track record in these kinds of lawsuits generally has been poor. Among the cybersecurity-related securities lawsuits filed last year was the suit against cloud-based software company Okta relating in part to the cybersecurity incident at the company earlier in the year. Consistent with the general trend, on March 31, 2023, the court presiding over the Okta securities lawsuit granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the cybersecurity-related allegations, although the court denied the dismissal motion with respect to certain of the plaintiffs’ other unrelated allegations. The court granted the plaintiff leave to amend the dismissed allegations. The court’s March 31, 2023, order can be found here.
Source: Cybersecurity-Related Securities Suit Allegations Against Okta Dismissed | The D&O Diary
