Class-action lawsuit filed in federal court in Montana could have nationwide implications; Senate launches inquiry

A Bozeman-based technology company is at the center of a class-action lawsuit, a Congressional investigation and a massive data breach that could affect more than a half billion customers.

Snowflake, Inc., is a cloud-based data hosting company used by some of the biggest and most recognized companies in America and abroad. Those companies, including Ticketmaster, AT&T and Advanced Auto Parts, have housed customers’ personally identifying information with Snowflake, but according to the class-action lawsuit filed in federal court in Butte, the company didn’t take measures to secure the data, which may have been compromised as early as 2020 through June 2024.

According to court documents, Snowflake has about 20% of the web hosting market share globally. Its headquarters are in Bozeman, but it has divisions scattered throughout the world.