Lawsuit alleges Hertz’s failure to secure sensitive customer information enabled a data breach that compromised the identities of individuals who rented cars from Hertz, Dollar, and Thrifty. A lawsuit was recently filed against The Hertz Corporation and related rental brands Dollar and Thrifty after the company announced a major data breach impacting customers who rented…
Sensitive medical and financial data of 1.6 million Planned Parenthood patients exposed in cyberattack on lab partner. A data breach affecting Laboratory Services Cooperative (“LSC”), a third-party lab partner for Planned Parenthood, may have exposed the sensitive personal and medical information of 1.6 million individuals across the United States. The incident, confirmed by a recent…
A class action lawsuit alleges that Hot Topic failed to properly secure and safeguard the sensitive personal and financial information of its customers and loyalty account members during an October 2024 data breach. The new class action claims that Hot Topic and fellow retailer Torrid Inc., were entrusted with sensitive personal identifying information (PII) of…
Failure to adequately protect patient information as required by federal law and industry guidelines cited as cause of data breach. A class action lawsuit is being filed against blood collection and laboratory services giant, New York Blood Center Enterprises (“NYBCE”), after it was learned that the it failed to protect sensitive personal and protected health…
Email phishing attack at Lucent Health enabled hackers to compromise the identities of clients across the USA. A class action lawsuit was recently filed against, Lucent Health after it reported to the Attorney General of California that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information in its systems may…
Lawsuit alleges Community Health Center’s negligence in failing to adequately protect its network enabled a data breach that compromised identities of over one million individuals. A class action lawsuit was recently filed against Community Health Center Inc., a non profit healthcare provider in Middletown, Connecticut alleging negligence in its failure to properly secure its network…
Lawsuit alleges Carruth Compliance Consulting negligently failed to protect the personal information of school-district employees exposed in a December 2024 data breach. A class action lawsuit was filed after it was learned on January 13, 2025, that Carruth Compliance Consulting (“Carruth“) experienced a data breach event in December 2024 that compromised the identities of its…
Excelsior Orthopaedics is notifying approximately 357,000 people that their personal and health information was compromised in a data breach resulting from a ransomware attack that came to light in June 2024. A class action lawsuit was recently launched against Excelsior Orthopaedics, LLC, a New York-based provider of sports medicine and orthopaedic care, after it announced…
Seven employees of Texas Health & Human Services fired after discovery they stole 61K identities and cash from thousands of Texans who received Medicaid, food stamps and other public assistance. A class action investigation was launched after it was revealed that Texans who receive agency services through the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (“THHSC“)…
PowerSchool’s failure to maintain reasonable security safeguards and protocols cited as cause of data breach. A class action lawsuit was recently filed against educational technology giant PowerSchool after it revealed that it was the victim of a December 2024 cyberattack that compromised millions of records belonging to students and educators. While the exact number of…
