Posted On January 8, 2025 Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches
January 8 – The Word & Brown Insurance Administrators data breach lawyers at Console & Associates, P.C are investigating the data breach that was reported after the company was targeted in a recent cyber security attack. The Word & Brown Insurance Administrators data breach resulted in unauthorized access to protected health information of certain individuals being compromised. The total number of affected individuals has not yet been disclosed, though federal filing requirements indicate it impacts at least 500 people.
According to the filing with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, Word & Brown Insurance Administrators reported a data breach stemming from a “Hacking / IT Incident” that affected a desktop computer or network server. The breach was officially reported on December 23, 2024, and the company has begun the process of notifying affected individuals through data breach notification letters.
The incident may have originated either within Word & Brown Insurance Administrators‘ own systems or through one of their third-party vendors. While the specific types of compromised information have not been publicly disclosed in the federal filing, the company’s obligation to report to HHS-OCR suggests the breach involved protected health information.
Word & Brown Insurance Administrators, Inc. is a California-based insurance solutions provider headquartered in Orange. The company operates as a subsidiary of The Word & Brown Companies and specializes in employee benefits and group insurance services. Their primary services include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans. The company maintains a workforce of 288 employees and reports annual revenue of approximately $123 million. Word & Brown Insurance Administrators’ operations focus on insurance administration and benefits management across multiple states, serving as an intermediary between insurance carriers, brokers, employers, and individual clients.
Our data breach lawyers are eager to speak to victims of the Word & Brown Insurance Administrators data breach to determine what damages they sustained and what compensation may be available to them. If you recently received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH from Word & Brown Insurance Administrators and would like a free consultation, contact the Console & Associates, P.C. law firm at (866) 778-5500 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential contact form.
