Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches

December 14, 2022 – Avem Health Partners filed notice of a data breach with the Attorney General of Texas after learning that confidential consumer information was leaked following a cybersecurity incident at 365 Data Centers, 365 Data Centers, a vendor used by a third-party services provider engaged by Avem. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to patients’ names,

December 14, 2022 – North Star Leasing, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Peoples Bancorp, filed notice of a data breach with the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. The company filed this notice after learning that an unauthorized party had gained access to sensitive customer information entrusted to the company. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to

December 14, 2022 – Kaye-Smith filed notice of a data breach with the Office of Consumer Protection of the Montana Attorney General after the company was the target of a recent ransomware attack. The breach affected information the company received from MultiCare, a large regional health network for which Kaye-Smith processes personal information as a part of the mailing services it provides. Based on the company’s official

December 11, 2022 – San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital (“SGMH”) filed notice of a data breach with the California Attorney General’s office after learning that an unauthorized party was able to access and remove certain files from the company’s computer network that contained confidential patient information. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to consumers’ names, addresses, Social Security numbers

December 11, 2022 – Crane Worldwide Logistics (“Crane”) filed notice of a data breach with the Texas Attorney General after consumer information that was entrusted to Crane was compromised after an unauthorized party was able to access the company’s computer network. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to consumers’ names, addresses and Social Security numbers. After confirming

December 10, 2022 – News outlets reported that Sequoia recently provided notice of a data breach to individuals affected by a recent data security incident that exposed their sensitive information. While Sequoia has yet to file official notice of the breach, based on preliminary reports, it appears that the incident may have exposed the following customer information: names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, work

December 10, 2022 – Teleperformance USA filed notice of a data breach with the Texas Attorney general after the company learned that an unauthorized party accessed confidential information stored on its computer network. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to consumers’ names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. After confirming that consumer data was leaked, Teleperformance USA began

December 10, 2022 – Veros Credit filed notice of a data breach with the Attorney General of Texas learning that confidential consumer information that had been entrusted to the company was accessible to an unauthorized party following a cyberattack. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to consumers’ names, addresses, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, financial account

On November 23, 2022, Upper Peninsula Power Company (“UPPCO”) filed notice of a data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after the company experienced a network intrusion that resulted in confidential consumer information being leaked to an unauthorized party or parties. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to consumers’ first and last names and Social Security numbers

On December 1, 2022, Wing Financial (an independently owned franchise of Jackson Hewitt) filed notice of a data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after the company learned that an unauthorized party was able to access confidential consumer information located on its computer network. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to consumers’ names, Social Security numbers,

On December 5, 2022, Black, Gould & Associates, Inc. (“BGA”) filed notice of a data breach with the attorneys general of several states after confirming that an unauthorized party had gained access to sensitive consumer information stored on the company’s computer system. 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,

On December 6, 2022, Suncoast Skin Solutions filed notice of a data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after determining that an unauthorized party was able to access confidential patient information stored on the company’s computer system. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to patients’ names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, clinical information, doctor’s notes,

On December 6, 2022, Acuity Brands filed notice of a data breach with the Maine Attorney General after the company learned of a data security incident that exposed employee information to unauthorized access. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to employees’ names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers and financial account information. After confirming that employee data

On November 30, 2022, Suffolk University filed notice of a data breach with attorney general offices in several states after the school confirmed that an unauthorized party was able to access and remove files from its IT network that contained confidential student information. Based on the school’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to students’ names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license

On December 5, 2022, Macmillan filed notice of a data breach with the Attorney General of Texas after the company experienced what appears to have been a successful ransomware attack. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to consumers’ names, addresses, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers and financial account information. After confirming that consumer data was leaked,