A class action complaint was recently filed against Regal Medical Group, Lakeside Medical Organization, ADOC Medical Group, and Greater Covina Medical (collectively, “Regal”) alleging that it negligently failed to protect the personal health and identifying information of 3.3 million people. According to the complaint, the Southern California-based medical groups failed to adequately protect the sensitive…
A class action lawsuit was recently filed against HR and payroll giant Sequoia Benefits & Insurance and its subsidiary Sequoia One after announcing that its cloud storage system was breached and critically sensitive information on its users stolen. Sequoia Waited Months Before Notifying Clients They Are At Risk For Identity Theft On December 7, 2022,…
According to a recent class action lawsuit, Highmark Health, the second largest integrated delivery and financing system in the US, suffered an email phishing attack that impacted 300,000 individuals who are now at risk of identity theft. Hackers Gained Access To Data Using A Phishing Email Highmark announced that an unauthorized individual was able to…
Over 1.5 Million BetMGM Customers Allegedly Affected By Data Breach A class action lawsuit was recently filed against online gambling giant BetMGM for failing to adequately protect users’ personal identifying information (PII).. As a result, up to 1.5 million current and former users are now at risk for identity theft. The suit alleges that BetMGM…
Class Action Alleges Advocate Aurora Failed To Obtain Patient’s Consent To Share Private Health Data A class action lawsuit was recently filed against Advocate Aurora Health Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. (Facebook) alleging that Aurora shared confidential Private Health Information (PHI) with Facebook through computer code embedded on Aurora Health’s websites and apps. Advocate Aurora…
OakBend Medical Center, a Richmond Texas based medical provider, announced that it was the target of a ransomware attack over the September Labor Day weekend. According to reports, the attack was first noticed on Sept 1st 2022 when files on its network were shown as encrypted. The IT infrastructure was immediately taken offline while authorities…
Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC), an Arizona based healthcare provider, faces a class action over an April 2022 data breach that compromised the personal and health information of 737,448 current and former patients. Failure To Follow Industry Security Guidelines Allowed Hackers To Gain Access To Data The lawsuit alleges that YRMC failed to meet data…
Lincare Holdings, Inc. faces a proposed class action lawsuit over its alleged failure to safeguard sensitive personal patient information stored on its servers. Lincare Waits Nine Months After Data Breach Before Informing Victims The lawsuit alleges Lincare, a medical equipment and services provider, was the subject of a cyber attack beginning on or about September…
OneTouchPoint, Inc. faces a proposed class action over an April 2022 data breach that allegedly exposed consumer information stored by the printing and mailing services provider. The 46-page lawsuit alleges OneTouchPoint, whose customers include health insurance carriers and medical providers, failed to properly safeguard the personal information of over one million consumers. Per the suit,…
Latest Data Breach At Flagstar Bank Puts 1.5 Million Customers At Risk Of Identity Theft Flagstar Bank, a Michigan-based financial services provider and one of the largest banks in the United States, has recently begun notifying 1.5 million customers of a data breach that occurred during a December 2021 cyber attack. According to data breach…
