On October 25, 2022, Pinnacle Claims Management, Inc. (“PCMI”) filed a notice of a data breach with the Attorney General of California after the company learned that an unauthorized party had gained access to its computer network. While PCMI has not yet publicly disclosed the specific data types that were leaked, based on the company’s business, it is likely that the compromised information consists of consumers’ protected

On October 28, 2022, several healthcare practice groups filed notice of a data breach with the Attorney General of Montana after the company learned of a third-party data breach at U.S. Vision, Inc., a company that provided administrative services on behalf of the respective practices. Based on the companies’ official filings, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to consumers’ full names, Social Security numbers

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On October 14, 2022, WakeMed Health & Hospitals filed notice of a data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights stemming from an incident that resulted in the “unauthorized access/disclosure” of sensitive patient information. However, because WakeMed has not yet publicly released the specific data types that were compromised in the recent incident, it remains unknown what information was leaked.

On October 14, 2022, Ascension St. Vincent’s Coastal Cardiology filed notice of a data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights after the company experienced what appears to have been a ransomware attack. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to consumers’ names, Social Security numbers, addresses, email addresses, phone

On September 23, 2022, various anesthesiologist practices across the United States filed notices of a data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. About a month later, several of the same practices filed notice of a breach with the Montana Attorney General. Based on the companies’ official filings, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to consumers’ names,

Earlier this month, a woman filed a lawsuit against cosmetic giant L’Oréal based on allegations that the company’s hair straightening products caused her to develop uterine cancer. While this is the first lawsuit against L’Oréal based on the company’s hair straightening products, based on the number of people who reportedly use the product, it would appear that there may be many more similar lawsuits to come.

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On October 7, 2022, Urology of Greater Atlanta, LLC (“UGATL”) filed notice of a data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights after the company experienced a data security incident affecting approximately 79,795 individuals. While the company has not yet disclosed the specific type of information that was subject to unauthorized access, based on federal data breach reporting requirements,

On October 21, 2022, Phoenix Programs of Florida, Inc. filed notice of a data breach with the Massachusetts Attorney General after the company confirmed that an unauthorized party had gained access to various employee email accounts. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to consumers’ names; Social Security numbers; driver’s license numbers; dates of birth; credit/debit card numbers,

On October 11, 2022, Choice Health Insurance, LLC filed notice of a data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights after the company experienced a data breach involving sensitive consumer information. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to consumers’ first and last names; Social Security numbers; Medicare beneficiary identification numbers;

On October 24, 2022, Vivendi Ticketing US, LLC filed notice of a data breach with the Texas Attorney General after information that had been entrusted to the company was subject to unauthorized access. Specifically, the breach impacted the See Tickets business. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to consumers’ names, addresses and financial information, such as credit or

On October 14, 2022, Advocate Aurora Health filed a notice of a data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. The company filed this notice after it learned that online tracking technologies called pixels used by Advocate Aurora Health may have disclosed patients’ confidential information. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access

On October 14, 2022, Lifespire Services, Inc. filed notice of a data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights after the company experienced a cybersecurity incident affecting consumer information stored on the company’s computer servers. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to the following consumer information: names, addresses, Social Security numbers

On October 14, 2022, Keystone Health filed notice of a data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, after the company experienced a “cybersecurity incident” affecting the security of sensitive consumer information stored on its systems. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to consumers’ names, Social Security numbers, and clinical information.

On October 13, 2022, Royal Alliance filed a notice of a data breach with the Montana Attorney General on behalf of Financial Dimensions Group, Inc. (“FDG”) after FDG experienced a data security incident compromising certain clients’ personal information. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to consumers’ names, addresses, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, financial account numbers, Social