A class action lawsuit was recently filed alleging Maternal and Family Health Services (MFHS) is responsible for a data breach that reportedly occurred between August 21, 2021 until April 4, 2022 and compromised the personal information of more than 461,000 current and former patients, employees and vendors.. MFHS Negligence Responsible For Data Theft The lawsuit suit…
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 complaint was recently filed against Cedars-Sinai Health System and subsidiary Cedars-Sinai Medical Center alleging that both transmit to numerous third parties the personal data of Cedars-Sinai.org visitors without a users consent. Website And Mobile App Contain Third Party Tracking Tools The lawsuit claims that the prominent Los Angeles based healthcare organization—which sees…
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…
A class action lawsuit was recently filed against Group Health Plan alleging the health care provider knowingly transmits confidential personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) to third parties, include Meta Platforms, Inc.(Facebook). Group Health Plan operates two websites, www.healthpartners.com and www.virtuwell.com which it encourage patients to use for booking medical appointments, locating physicians…
TikTok’s Use of In-App Browsers to Intercept Users’ Sensitive and Personal Information Input into Third-Party Websites. Another class class action lawsuit against tech giant TikTok and its Chinese parent ByteDance. This time the suit alleges the tech giant intentionally violates federal wiretap and user privacy laws in its pursuit to know and record in real-time…
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…
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…
