Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches

March 8, 2023 – After learning that consumer data on the business’s computer network had recently been compromised by a data security incident, 1st Franklin Financial Corporation (“1FFC”) notified the Montana Attorney General of the breach on February 14, 2023. According to the filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party accessing the names, Social Security numbers, routing numbers, bank account numbers, and information from consumers’

March 8, 2023 – Tennessee State University (“TSU”) experienced what it thinks to have been a ransomware attack, and as a result, the university published a “Notice of Suspicious Network Activity” on February 26, 2023. Many people are speculating about whether the cyberattack compromised student or staff information because some of the school’s networks are still down as of March 6, 2023. Despite the fact that the

March 8, 2023 – Southeastern Louisiana University (“SLU”) informed Facebook users of a possible data leak on February 25, 2023. Various SLU services were unavailable as a result of what the school described as a “Temporary Network and System Disruption,” according to the school’s post. Although the specifics of the breach have not yet been verified, some have claimed that it was caused by a ransomware assault

March 4, 2023 – After learning that a third party had gained access to electronic files containing private patient information from the business’s computer network, Aloha Nursing Rehab Centre notified the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights of the breach on February 24, 2023. The incident led to unauthorized access to patients’ names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, financial account

March 4, 2023 – Following a cybersecurity issue that resulted in the disclosure of private customer information, Veris Residential, Inc. filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Massachusetts on February 28, 2023. According to the company’s formal declaration, as a result of the occurrence, names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, and financial account information of consumers were obtained by an uninvited

March 3, 2023 – Hatch Bank was informed by cybersecurity company Fortra on February 28, 2023, that files kept on Fortra’s system containing private customer information had been subject to unauthorized access. Hatch Bank then filed notification of a data breach with the Maine Attorney General. The incident led to an unauthorized party obtaining access to the names and Social Security numbers of customers, according to the

March 3, 2023 – After discovering that files on the business’s computer network containing private customer information had been accessed by an unauthorized party on February 24, 2023, Crystal Bay Casino notified the attorney generals of Montana, Massachusetts, and Maine of a data breach. According to the company’s filing, the event led to unauthorized access to the names, driver’s license numbers, and Social Security numbers of consumers.

March 3, 2023 – A recent cybersecurity incident may have compromised private information in the company’s possession, according to a notice DISH Network, LLC submitted with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2023. DISH Network appears to be investigating the DISH Network breach, which was only recently reported. However, the SEC notice reveals that the incident involved a successful ransomware assault that led to some

March 1 – Evergreen Treatment Services filed a notice of a data breach with the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS-OCR) on February 10, 2023 after discovering that patient information had been accessed by an unauthorized party. According to the filing, sensitive patient information, such as names, dates of birth, addresses, treatment information, and Social Security numbers, were leaked. After

February 28, 2023 – News Corp provided notice of a data breach on February 22, 2023 after employees’ information was exposed to unauthorized parties in a two-year-long data breach. According to the notice, the information that was accessed included first and last names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, financial account information, health insurance information, and medical information. Once News Corp confirmed the

February 28, 2023 – After learning that an unauthorized party could access confidential student information stored in its computer network, Crum & Forster filed notice of a data breach with the Massachusetts Attorney General on February 22, 2023. According to the filing, an unauthorized party accessed sensitive consumer information like names and Social Security numbers. Once it was confirmed that there was a data leak, Crum

February 28, 2023 – Advanced Health Media filed notice of a data breach on February 24, 2023 with the Montana Attorney General’s office after discovering that an unauthorized individual had obtained access to private information saved on the company’s computer network. According to the filing, the breach allowed the third party to access consumers’ complete names, Social Security numbers and other identifying information, and addresses. Upon discovering

February 27, 2023 – Alvaria, Inc. filed a notice of a data breach with the Massachusetts Attorney General on February 22, 2023 after learning of a ransomware attack by Hive on its computer network. According to the filing, an unauthorized party gained access to sensitive information like full names, passport numbers, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, financial account information, and tax-related information. Once confirmed that

February 25, 2023 – Emtec, Inc. filed notice of a data breach on February 21, 2023 with attorney general’s offices of several states, like Texas and Maine, after discovering that an unauthorized party had gained access to consumer information. According to the filings, an unauthorized party gained access to consumer information, including names, Social Security numbers, addresses, financial account information, driver’s license numbers, and protected health

February 25, 2023 – Cleveland Brothers Holdings, Inc. (“CBH”) filed a notice of a data breach with the Maine Attorney General on February 17, 2023 after discovering suspicious activity on the company’s computer system. According to the filing, sensitive consumer information was accessed, including names and Social Security numbers. After confirming the leak, CBH sent data breach notification letters to all 8,611affected individuals.

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