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BNY Mellon Data Breach Exposes Customers To Identity Theft

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…

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

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…

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

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…

NextGen Healthcare Sued For Exposing 1M Customers To Identity Theft

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…

NationsBenefits Data Breach Exposes 3 Million To Identity Theft

Florida-based healthcare management company NationsBenefits suffered a significant cyber attack that compromised the sensitive personal information of millions of customers. A recently filed class action lawsuit alleges that inadequate network security at the Florida based healthcare management company made it easy for Clop ransomware gang to steal customer data. In a data security incident notice…

TMX Finance Data Breach Exposes 4.8 Million To Identity Theft

Failure to follow industry data standards at TMX enabled major data breach that permanently comprises almost 5 million identities. A class action lawsuit was recently filed against U.S. consumer lending giant TMX Finance alleging that the theft of personal identifying information comprising nearly 5 million people was the result of “negligent and/or careless acts and…

BetterHelp Betrayed Patients Trust In Pursuit Of Dollars

Another class action lawsuit was recently filed against BetterHelp after being hit with a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) order banning the online counseling platform from sharing consumers’ data for advertising purposes. The case was filed days after the FTC said BetterHelp must not disclose consumers’ sensitive mental health data to third parties—including Facebook, Pinterest, Criteo…

Express Scripts Use Of Pixel Technology Relays Users Private Information To Facebook

A class action lawsuit was recently filed against Express Scripts, a pharmacy benefits manager serving over 100 million Americas, alleging that it unlawfully relays confidential personal information directly to Facebook (Meta) without consent from the owner of the information. According to the lawsuit, Express Scripts uses Facebook’s Pixel spyware on its websites. This technology enables…

Healthcare Platform Cerebral Alerts 3.1 Million Users They Are At Risk Of Identity Theft

Numerous class action lawsuits were recently launched after Mental health application platform provider Cerebral disclosed it experienced a data breach affecting around 3.17 million users. According to the lawsuit, data was leaked to third parties via a tracking pixel’s data logging feature. Cerebral estimates the data was leaked to third parties from October 12, 2019…