Razer seeks $10M from Capgemini

Razer's $10M lawsuit: IT vendor's ex-employee admits causing breach that led to customers' data leak

The data leak, which took place over three months from June to September 2020, made headlines when a security researcher revealed that the personal information of about 100,000 Razer customers could have been exposed.

In their opening statement, Razer’s lawyers from Drew & Napier said that Capgemini “played a game of smoke and mirrors and engaged in a myriad of blame-shifting actions”, denying all legal liability for the breach.

Razer contends that one of Capgemini’s employees, had caused the cybersecurity breach. Capgemini had recommended the ELK Stack platform to Razer. It collects and processes large volumes of data from multiple sources, storing it in one centralised data store.

Razer’s lawyers said that the company had engaged Capgemini as a “trusted and valued partner” to provide IT solutions. On Capgemini’s recommendation, Razer then agreed to implement the ELK Stack in its IT system, with Capgemini helping the firm to set up and configure the system. Razer also contracted Capgemini’s personnel to be deployed on-site in its offices and act as go-to experts on the subject matter.