JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Fidelity National Information Services faces a lawsuit stemming from a data breach that was alleged to have been caused by a former employee in its Certegy check verification division.

In early July, the financial services processor announced that it had dismissed an employee after the employee allegedly stole private consumer information from the processor and then sold it to direct marketing firms.

The lawsuit, brought by a consumer who alleges he had data stolen by the employee, was brought as a class action complaint in federal court in Los Angeles.

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