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Ascension Healthcare Ransomware Attack: What You Need to Know & How To Protect Yourself

Class action lawsuit alleges Ascension Healthcare failed to adequately protect patient information allowing Russian hackers to steal patient data. A class action lawsuit was filed in the wake of Ascension Healthcare’s recent announcement that it has fallen victim to a ransomware attack. Ascension, one of the largest nonprofit Catholic health systems in the United States,…

Dell Sued After Data Belonging to 49 Million Customers For Sale On Dark Web

Dell sends email notifications to customers after hacker found selling access to stolen data containing details on 49 million users. A class action lawsuit was recently filed against computer giant, Dell Computers, after it was learned that information belonging to 49 million customers is being sold on the Dark Web. The lawsuit accuses Dell of…

Continuum Health Alliance Data Breach Puts 377k Consensus Medical Group Patients at Risk of Identity Theft

Continuum’s failure to implement industry standard network security enabled hackers to steal identities of 377,119 patients. A class action lawsuit was filed in the wake of Continuum Health Alliance’s (“Continuum“) recent announcement that it experienced a data breach in October 2023 that exposed the data of 377,119 patients of its client, Consensus Medical Group, a…

BerryDunn Data Breach Exposes 1.1 Million People To Identity Theft

Lawsuit alleges BerryDunn failed to protect sensitive data by not implementing reasonable data security safeguards in compliance with federal and state laws. A class action lawsuit was recently filed against accounting an consulting firm Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker LLC (“BerryDunn”) alleging negligence after it was revealed that it failed to protect the personal information…

Ernest Health Data Breach Exposes 95k Patients Across 13 States To Identity Theft.

  A lawsuit claims Ernest Health’s failure to comply with industry standard network security allowed hackers to steal identities of patients across its network. A class action lawsuit was recently filed against Ernest Health, the operator of thirty-six rehabilitation and long-term acute care hospitals in thirteen states, after it began notifying patients about a recent…

Data Breach at On Q Financial Puts 211k Clients at Permanent Risk of Identity Theft

Security flaw in ScreenConnect app allowed hackers to steal personal information belonging to over 211 thousand clients. What Happened? On Q Financial, a nationwide mortgage company headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, was alerted on February 20, 2024 to a flaw in ScreenConnect, a remote computer access tool utilized to remotely connect to computers on its network.…

City of Hope Data Breach Exposes 827k Patients to Identity Theft.

Ineffective network security at City of Hope research and treatment centre allowed hackers to steal identities of over 827k people. In a notification recently submitted to the Maine Attorney General’s office, City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S., announced that 827,149 people were impacted by a data…

AT&T’s Long Awaited Admission: Unveiling a Data Breach Impacting 73 Million Customers

AT&T waited 3 years to finally acknowledge a 2021 data breach after presented with irrefutable proof its systems were compromised. A class action complaint was filed against telecommunications services giant AT&T after it was leaned that it lost control of the personal data and other sensitive information belonging to more than 73 million customers. What Happened?…

GardaWorld Cash Data Breach Puts Almost 40k Consumers at Risk of Identity Theft

Lax network security at GardaWorld Cash enabled data breach that exposed personal information of almost 40,000 consumers. What Happened? On March 22, 2024, GardaWorld Cash, a cash management solutions company serving financial institutions and consumer businesses, filed a Notice of Data Breach with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that the company was the…