Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches

February 2, 2022 – Recently, Taylor Regional Hospital reported a cyber security event resulting in the hospital’s phones and computer systems going down. Taylor Regional Hospital first reported the breach on January 24, 2021. As of February 1, the hospital was still experiencing outages across its phone and computer systems, as mentioned in a banner displayed across the home page of the Taylor Regional Hospital website.

February 2, 2022 – Ever since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rate of cybercrimes has increased dramatically, with an estimated 15 million people falling victim to these crimes each year. Often, a security breach is the result of a hacker bypassing a company’s data security systems to view, and possibly steal, consumer information. While no one knows what goes into a cybercriminal’s decision to

February 2, 2022 – Cyberthreats continue to be a hot topic in today’s news cycle, with new data breaches and other cyberattacks being reported almost every day. One of the most recent data breaches involves Unum Group, a Fortune 500 insurance company based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

News of the Unum data breach just broke, and details are sparse. However, according to one source, on November 23,

Console & Associates, P.C. Is Actively Investigating the RIPTA Data Breach to Determine the Legal Remedies of Those Impacted by the Recent Cybersecurity Event

In December of last year, the Rhode Island Public Transit Association (“RIPTA”) announced that data pertaining to more than 17,000 individuals was compromised in a major security breach. However, in more recent news, the total number of affected parties is now believed

January 31, 2022 – Data breaches and other cybersecurity concerns continue to be a hot topic, as the number of reported data security incidents continues to grow with each new week. One of the most recent data breaches involves Fluid Components International, LLC, a manufacturing company based out of San Marcos, California.

According to Fluid Components International (“FCI”), the company learned that it was the victim

January 31, 2022 – Data breaches and other cybersecurity events have recently been a hot topic. Ever since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, hackers and other cybercriminals have capitalized on the fact that many companies have focused their attention on areas other than consumer privacy.

In recent data breach news, the printing company Calitho reported that the company experienced what appears to be a cyberattack

January 31, 2022 – Recently, the financial institution Envision Credit Union issued formal data breach notification letters relating to a data breach resulting in the personal data of more than 55,000 individuals being compromised. According to an official filing by Envision Credit Union, on August 5, 2021, Envision discovered suspicious activity on some of its computers. In response, Envision Credit Union launched an internal investigation,

January 31, 2022 – Recently, telecommunications company Farmers Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (“FTC”) filed official documents confirming the company experienced a “data security incident” impacting more than 8,000 people. According to the recent filing, on June 30, 2021, Farmers experienced a network disruption related to several of the company’s systems. In response, Farmers Telephone Cooperative, secured the network and launched an investigation.  On January 16, 2022,

January 29, 2022 – Recently, the non-profit organization Internews Network released additional information relating to a “cyber event” that resulted in the personal data of more than 10,000 individuals being compromised. According to an official filing by Internews Network, on December 7, 2021 the organization discovered unusual activity on some of the organization’s computers. Internews conducted a follow-up investigation, revealing that an unauthorized party gained access

January 29, 2022 – Recently, the financial services company Accutech Systems Corp. released information pertaining to a “data security incident” the company experienced in August 2021. According to an official filing by Accutech Systems, on August 16, 2021, the company first discovered unusual activity that was affecting company computers. A subsequent investigation revealed that an unauthorized party gained access to the names and financial account information

January 28, 2022 – Recently, Marlabs, Inc. announced that the personal, identifying, and financial information of approximately 6,267 individuals was compromised in a data breach. Our data breach attorneys are investigating this cybersecurity incident to determine if consumers could have the grounds for a data breach class action lawsuit.

What to Know About the Marlabs, Inc. Data Breach

The company recently reported that, on June 20,

January 28, 2022 – Recently, Index Fund Advisors, Inc. announced that the personal and financial information of approximately 10,968 individuals was compromised in a data breach. Our data breach attorneys are investigating this cybersecurity incident to determine if consumers could have the grounds for a data breach class action lawsuit. 

What to Know About the Index Fund Advisors, Inc. Data Breach

The company recently reported that,

January 28, 2022 – Recently, Harder + Company Community Research, Inc. announced that the personal, identifying, and health information of approximately 6,762 individuals was compromised in a data breach. Our data breach attorneys are investigating this cybersecurity incident to determine if consumers could have the grounds for a data breach class action lawsuit.

What to Know About the Harder + Company Community Research, Inc. Data Breach

January 28, 2022 – Recently, Entira Family Clinics announced that the personal, identifying, and health information of approximately 199,628 individuals was compromised in a data breach. Our data breach attorneys are investigating this cybersecurity incident to determine if consumers could have the grounds for a data breach class action lawsuit.

What to Know About the Entira Family Clinics Data Breach

The company recently reported

January 28, 2022 – Recently, Grandizio Wilkins Little & Matthews, LLP announced that the personal, identifying, financial, and health information of approximately 18,515 individuals was compromised in a data breach. Our data breach attorneys are investigating this cybersecurity incident to determine if consumers could have the grounds for a data breach class action lawsuit.

What to Know About the Grandizio Wilkins Little & Matthews, LLP Data