Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches

February 15, 2023 – Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) filed notice of a data breach with the Attorney General of Maine’s office on February 13, 2023 after discovering that they had been targeted by a ransomware attack that exposed confidential student information like names and Social Security numbers. After confirming the leak, XULA sent notification letters to all 44,312 individuals whose information had been compromised due

February 15, 2023 – Teijin Automotive Technologies notified the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS-OCR”) of a data breach on February 2, 2023 after discovering that a ransomware attack had resulted in the unauthorized access of confidential information belonging to certain of its employees. According to the filing, this data included names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, insurance

February 15, 2023 – Pepsi Bottling Ventures, LLC (“PBV”) filed a notice of a data breach with the Montana Attorney General on February 10, 2023, after sensitive information was exposed to unauthorized parties on its computer network. According to the filing, the information that was accessed included consumers’ first and last names, Social Security numbers, email addresses, home addresses, state and federal identification numbers, protected health

February 14, 2023 – Rise Interactive Media & Analytics, LLC filed a notice of data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights on February 3, 2023, after discovering that an unauthorized party had accessed the confidential information of patients with RGH Enterprises, Inc, dba Edgepark Medical Supplies. Per the filing, the patient information that was accessed was full names, protected

February 10, 2023 – DotHouse Health Inc. filed notice of a data breach on January 27, 2023 with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“HHS-OCR”) after discovering that an unauthorized individual had managed to obtain access to private information saved on the company’s computer network. According to the filing, the breach allowed the third party to gain access to people’s complete

February 9, 2023 – Stroke Scan Inc. notified the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“HHS-OCR”) on January 27, 2023 of a data breach after realizing that confidential customer information saved on the company’s computer system had been exposed. The filing with the OCR-HHS implies that the occurrence may have resulted in an unauthorized person obtaining access to customers’ protected health information.

February 8, 2023 – Highmark, Inc. filed notice of a data breach with the Maine Attorney General on February 6, 2023 after learning of an incident involving unauthorized access to an employee’s email. According to the filing, the information that was accessed included consumers’ full names, financial account information, protected health information, insurance information, and Social Security numbers. Once Highmark confirmed the data breach, the company

February 8, 2023 – After discovering unusual activity on its computer network on February 3, 2023, Southeast Colorado Hospital District (“SECHD”) posted a notice of a data breach with the Montana Attorney General’s office. According to the filing, an employee’s email account had been compromised, and confidential patient information had been accessed. The incident resulted in consumers’ names, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, health insurance information,

February 7, 2023 – After discovering that confidential consumer information had been accessed by an unauthorized party, Regal Medical Group, Inc. and affiliated companies, referred to as “Regal,” filed a notice of data breach with the California Attorney General on February 1, 2023. According to the filing, consumers’ names, protected health information, insurance information, and Social Security numbers had been accessed. Once confirmed that there was a

February 7, 2023 – Cardiovascular Associates filed notice of a data breach on February 3, 2023 with the California Attorney General after determining that patients’ information was leaked when an unauthorized party gained access to company computer systems. Information that was accessed included protected health information. According to the filing, an unauthorized party gained access to consumers’ names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, financial account

February 4, 2023 – Motto Mortgage filed a notice of a data breach on February 2, 2023 with the Montana General Attorney after discovering a security incident in which an unauthorized party accessed confidential consumer information on the company’s computer network. The information that was accessed was consumers’ full names, driver’s license numbers, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and financial account numbers. After confirming the

January 29, 2023 – Zendesk has not officially confirmed a data breach, but on January 19, 2023, reports of a security incident began to roll in. There have been reports that the company has sent notification emails of the incident to some individuals. The information we have on this potential breach is limited, but what we do know is that an unauthorized party gained access to consumers’

January 29, 2023 – After a ransomware attack exposed sensitive student and faculty information in their possession, Stratford University filed notice of a data breach with the Maine Attorney General on January 26, 2023. According to the filing, an unauthorized party gained access to consumers’ full names, Social Security numbers, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, email addresses, passport numbers, and student identification numbers. Once there

January 28, 2023 – Matco Tools Corporation filed a notice of a data breach with the Attorney General of Maine on January 26, 2023 after a data security incident on the company’s computer network. According to the filing, an unauthorized party gained access to sensitive consumer information, including consumers’ names and Social Security numbers. Once the leak was confirmed, Matco sent notification letters to all 14,342

January 28, 2023 – mscripts, LLC filed a notice of data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights on January 17, 2023 after an unauthorized party gained access to consumer information. Per the filing, confidential consumer information, including protected health information, was leaked. Mscripts confirmed the leak and began sending out notification letters to 66,372 individuals affected by the data