Wading into a vigorously contested area between plaintiffs and companies that have suffered data breaches, the court held that the policyholders’ elevated risk of identity theft and medical fraud was a sufficient injury to bring suit—even without any evidence that plaintiffs had actually suffered such harm. In so holding, the D.C. Circuit came down on one side of a circuit split, which may ultimately need to be resolved by the Supreme Court.

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