Sensitive personal and health information exposed in ransomware attack. Victims may be eligible for compensation. A class action lawsuit was recently filed against Frederick Health Medical Group, a major healthcare provider in Maryland, alleging negligence in its failure to properly protect patient information and comply with federal and industry cybersecurity standards. What Happened? According to…
Victims of the Yale New Haven Health data breach may be eligible for compensation. A class action lawsuit was recently filed against Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS), Connecticut’s largest healthcare provider, alleging negligence in its failure to properly secure patient information in accordance with federal and industry standards. The breach has impacted approximately 5,556,702…
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…
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…
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…
TTUHSC has begun notifying victims of a serious data breach following a cyber attack by the Interlock ransomware gang. A class action lawsuit was filed against Texas Tech University Health Science Center (“HSC”) after it revealed is was the target of a data breach that affected the personal identifying and sensitive health information of over…
Hackers claim to have stolen health records belonging to 17 million PIH Healthcare patients in December ransomware attack. Attorneys are currently evaluating whether a class action lawsuit will be filed against Southern California regional healthcare provider, PIH Health, after announcing its network was breached by cyber criminals, bringing its entire operation to a standstill. What…
Social engineering attack on MoneyGram’s IT help desk led to September data breach. A class action lawsuit was recently filed against money transfer service MoneyGram Payment Systems Inc. (“MoneyGram”) after its’ October 7th announcement, that it was the victim of a September 2024 data breach which resulted in the theft of customer sensitive personal information.…
InfoSys McCamish Systems failure to implement standard industry regulated security practices allowed hackers to easily steal identities. A class action lawsuit was recently filed following an announcement by InfoSys McCamish (IMS), a U.S, subsidiary of the Indian based global technology giant Infosys, that it’s network was targeted in a ransomware attack back in November 2023…
