Class-action suit against Wendy's could be next cybersecurity bellwether

A lawsuit filed last week against Wendy's restaurants for a massive data breach of customers' credit card information could be the next major legal showdown to watch in establishing the role of federal regulators on cybersecurity.

The class-action suit filed by banks on behalf of their customers alleges that Wendy's failed to adopt data-security measures recommended by the Federal Trade Commission, among other charges.

“In the years leading up to the Wendy’s data breach and during the course of the...