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King Ocean Services, Ltd. was responsible for safeguarding the personal data of its customers and employees. According to a SC state filing, King Ocean Services, Ltd. experienced a data security incident affecting an undisclosed number of individuals, exposing financial account information and payment data. This breach was recently disclosed and the window for legal action is open now.
The data held by King Ocean Services, Ltd. — like that of most organizations that collect customer information — represents a comprehensive profile of affected individuals that, once assembled by bad actors, enables a range of fraudulent activities. The value of this data persists long after the breach is publicly disclosed, and vigilance is warranted for years following an exposure.
King Ocean Services, Ltd. appears to be a maritime shipping and logistics company that transports cargo, vehicles, and freight, typically collecting information related to shipping customers, employees, and business partners. As part of its operations, the company likely handles sensitive personal and business information, including names, contact information, billing details, and employment records. In 2026, the company officially reported a data breach to the South Carolina Attorney General following a cybersecurity incident affecting its network systems. Individuals who received a formal data breach notification letter from King Ocean Services, Ltd. have been alerted that their personal information may have been accessed or acquired by an unauthorized party. This page provides an overview of the incident and details regarding the specific data types potentially compromised.
Based on the data types reported in this filing:
Your SSN is the master key to your identity. Once exposed, criminals can open new lines of credit, take out loans, or file taxes in your name.
Home address exposure can enable mail theft, package fraud, and targeted phishing attacks that reference your known location.
You may have been affected by the King Ocean Services, Ltd. data breach if:
Common categories of compensation in data breach class actions
Courts recognize that the time spent monitoring accounts, placing credit freezes, and dealing with the aftermath of a breach has real economic value. This category of damages is recoverable even without direct financial loss.
Professional credit monitoring services cost $10–$40 per month. Identity theft restoration services, if needed, can cost hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars. Courts have awarded these costs as direct damages in SSN breach cases.
Direct financial losses resulting from the breach — unauthorized charges, fraudulent transfers, or fees incurred through fraud — are recoverable as compensatory damages. Banks may reverse some charges; a class action recovers the remainder and associated costs.
Several state data breach laws provide for statutory minimum damages — fixed amounts recoverable per affected individual regardless of actual loss. These provisions exist specifically to make legal action viable for victims who have not yet experienced direct harm.
Applicable State Law
This breach was reported under the South Carolina data breach notification law, which mandates notification and establishes your right to seek damages.
No. Under South Carolina data breach notification law and federal law, the unauthorized exposure of your personal data — regardless of whether it has been actively misused — can be sufficient grounds for a claim. The breach itself is the injury.
Nothing. The Law Office of David S. Harris handles data breach cases on contingency — you pay zero upfront and owe nothing unless compensation is recovered.
Immediately place a free credit freeze at all three bureaus (Equifax, Experian, TransUnion). A freeze blocks new accounts from being opened in your name. Then file a complaint with the FTC at IdentityTheft.gov and contact our office — SSN exposure is one of the most serious breach types.
Banks may reverse fraudulent charges, but they are not obligated to compensate you for time lost, stress, or indirect damages. A class action claim against the breached company can recover those additional categories of harm.
State statutes of limitations for data breach claims typically run 2–4 years from the date of the breach or its discovery. Because this breach was recently disclosed, the window is open — but acting early preserves your options and strengthens the case.
Accepting free credit monitoring from King Ocean Services, Ltd. does not waive your right to pursue legal action unless you signed a specific release waiving claims. In most cases, victims who accepted monitoring can still file.
Not necessarily. Many data breach victims are never notified directly. If your personal information was held by King Ocean Services, Ltd. during the relevant period, you may still qualify even without receiving a letter. A free eligibility review can confirm your status.
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