Loan servicing giant shut down systems after data breach and sets up alternative methods for its 4.3 million customers to make payments. What Happened? According to a notice posted on its website, Mr. Cooper, one of America’s largest nonbank mortgage loan servicers, reported a data breach after it was targeted in a recent cyber security attack on October…
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Toxic male-dominated culture at Uber placed revenue growth ahead of protecting passenger safety contrary to claims it made to public. A proposed class-action lawsuit was recently filed against ride-hailing service Uber on behalf of passengers who were kidnapped, sexually assaulted, sexually battered, raped, falsely imprisoned, stalked, harassed, or otherwise attacked by Uber drivers with whom…
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Drug maker Horizon Therapeutics fails to warn taking Tepezza associated with significant risk of permanent hearing loss. As of October 17, 2023, 54 lawsuits have been filed against pharmaceutical company Horizon Therapeutics, the manufacturer of the prescription drug Tepezza, alleging it failed to disclose to potential users that use of the drug can lead to…
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Blue Cross Blue Shield’s failure to ensure protection of customer data puts untold millions at risk of identity theft. A class action lawsuit was recently filed against Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) after a report that millions of customer records were stolen in a cyber attack that lasted almost nine months. There is no information…
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IBM and Johnson & Johnson are being sued over a data breach that occurred in August that could put over 1 million Janssen CarePath patients at risk of identity theft. A class action lawsuit was recently filed that seeks to hold IBM and Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems responsible for a “massive and preventable”…
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Costco knowingly disregards federal and state privacy laws by sharing sensitive and private health information with Meta to boost profits. A lawsuit was recently filed against Costco alleging the consumer wholesale giant is illegally violating federal and state laws by sharing personal and sensitive health data with third parties without lawful consent of the owner.…
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Cybercriminals selling stolen sensitive data on dark web. Over 280,000 patients now at permanent risk of identity theft. What happened? In June 2023, a cyber incident affected the internal patient portal of Longhorn Imaging. Upon learning of this incident, Longhorn Imaging claims it acted to fortify its digital infrastructure and initiated a data breach investigation.…
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TMLT’s failure to adopt industry standard data protections as required by law places its customers at permanent risk of identity theft. A Class Action Complaint was recently filed against Texas Medical Liability Trust (TMLT) following a second report from the Maine Attorney General that the company and its affiliates, Texas Medical Insurance Company, Physicians Insurance…
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For decades manufacturers of cold medications charged consumers premium prices for nasal decongestants they knew were completely ineffective. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Nonprescription Drug Advisory Committee (NDAC) recently informed the FDA that the decongestant phenylephrine, found in many over-the-counter (OTC) cold and flu medications, is no more effective than a placebo. The…
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Cl0p ransomware gang has leaked private patient data allegedly belonging to CareSource, one of the US’ largest Medicaid-managed healthcare plan providers. A lawsuit was recently filed against an Ohio-based health care provider CareSource alleging it failed to adequately screen its vendors and allowed private information to be stored unencrypted, in so doing, leaving it vulnerable…
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