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HCA Healthcare Failed to Protect Personal Data of 11 Million Patients – Lawsuit Featured

HCA Healthcare, Inc.’s negligence is to blame for a July 2023 data breach that compromised personal and health information of 11 million patients. A lawsuit was recently filed against HCA Healthcare alleging that its failure to comply with prescribed industry standard data security measures allowed hackers to breach its security and steal the personal and…

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Progress Software’s MOVEit File Transfer Utility Exposes Untold Millions To Identity Theft. Featured

The number of victims affected by a campaign that targeted a zero-day vulnerability in Progress Sofware’s MOVEit file-transfer product to steal data continues to grow each day. What Happened? Numerous class action lawsuits were recently filed against Progress Software concerning a security vulnerability in its’ MOVEit file transfer utility that enabled hackers to exfiltrated untold…

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Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Plan Sued After Massive Data Breach Featured

Lawsuit alleges that Harvard Pilgrim, one of the largest healthcare insurers in the Northeast, along with its parent company Point32Health failed to adequately protect the data of 2.5 million customers. A class action lawsuit was recently filed against healthcare insurance giant Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and its parent company, Point32Health, alleging that the insurer failed…

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BNY Mellon Data Breach Exposes Customers To Identity Theft Featured

Data breach at BNY Mellon vendor enabled hackers to steal sensitive information from clients placing them at permanent risk of identity theft. On May 13, 2023, Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY Mellon”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Massachusetts after learning that confidential information that had been entrusted…

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Apria Healthcare Waited Years Before Advising 2 Million Patients Of Data Breach Featured

Apria waits almost two years to notify 1.8 million patients that their identities were stolen then attempts to downplay its significance . Apria Healthcare, a manufacturer of medical equipment for the home, is sending out breach notifications to roughly two million people whose information may have been stolen in data breaches in 2019 and 2021.…

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Aetna Sued For Data Breach That Exposed 3 Million To Identity Theft Featured

Security at Aetna’s in-network benefits provider Brightline enabled hackers to steal sensitive personal information of millions of customers. A class action lawsuit was recently filed against insurance giant Aetna alleging the woefully inadequate data security at its in-network virtual health provider Brightline enabled hackers to steal personal information of over 3 million customers. According to…

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Over 5.8 Million PharMerica Patients At Risk Of Identity Theft After Data Breach Featured

Pharmacy services provider PharMerica has disclosed a massive data breach impacting over 5.8 million patients, exposing their personal and medical data to hackers. PharMerica is a pharmacy services provider in 50 U.S. states, operating 180 local and 70,000 backup pharmacies, and serving 3,100 medical facilities nationwide. Along with PharMerica, the threat actors listed BrightSpring, a…

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NextGen Healthcare Sued For Exposing 1M Customers To Identity Theft Featured

Lawsuit alleges NextGen failed to follow security guidelines for protecting data after the company said compromised credentials enabled unauthorized access to the personal information of more than 1 million people. NextGen Healthcare, which makes and sells software for medical and other healthcare providers, is the target of a federal lawsuit charging that it was negligent…

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