An Iowa-based company that makes ignition interlock devices for people with drunken-driving convictions is facing a potential class-action lawsuit alleging widespread product failure triggered by a cyberattack.
Derrick Curry of Worth, Illinois, is suing Consumer Safety Technology, an Urbandale corporation that does business as Intoxalock, in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
According to the lawsuit, Intoxalock is the manufacturer of devices that are designed to disable a vehicle’s ignition if the driver is unable to first pass a breathalyzer-style test showing they are not under the influence of alcohol. The devices are an integral part of remedial programs that allow people convicted of drunken driving to continue driving in an electronically monitored fashion…