Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches

May 24, 2022 -In recent cryptocurrency news, the Terra stablecoin lost its peg to the U.S. dollar, causing the value of the coin to plummet from a high of $119 to almost zero. If you were a TerraUSD investor who woke up to a portfolio that was worth only a small fraction of what it was weeks ago, you probably have questions about what happened. You may

May 24, 2022 – Recently, an online news source reported on an alarming data breach affecting the protected health information of patients who underwent ultrasound procedures at Atlanta Perinatal Associates (“APA”). According to claims made by the hackers carrying out the attack, they were able to obtain the six-page ultrasound reports generated for each patient. These reports include patients’ names, dates of birth, ID numbers, expected due

May 20, 2022 – Professional Finance Company (“PFC”) reported a data breach after the company was targeted in a recent cybersecurity attack. As a result of the breach, the names, addresses, and Social Security numbers of certain individuals may have been compromised. On May 2, 2022, Professional Finance Company sent out data breach letters to those individuals whose information was affected by the breach.

The data breach

May 20, 2022 – First Financial Credit Union (“FFCU”) reported a data breach after the company was targeted in a recent cybersecurity attack. As a result of the breach, the names, addresses, Social Security numbers, driver’s license number, and financial account information of certain individuals may have been compromised. On April 6, 2022, First Financial Credit Union sent out data breach letters to those individuals whose

May 18, 2022 – Texas Department of Insurance (“TDI”) reported a data breach after the company was targeted in a recent cybersecurity attack. As a result of the breach, names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, part or all of Social Security numbers, along with workers’ compensation information of certain individuals may have been compromised. The Texas Department of Insurance data breach is believed to have

May 18, 2022 – Brown Brothers Harriman & Co (“BBH”) reported a data breach after the company was targeted in a recent cybersecurity attack. As a result of the breach, names, mailing addresses, Social Security numbers and account numbers of certain individuals may have been compromised. The Brown Brothers Harriman data breach is believed to have impacted as many as 2800 individuals. On May 11, 2022, Brown

May 18, 2022 – Schneck Medical Center (“Schneck”) reported a data breach after the company was targeted in a recent cybersecurity attack. As a result of the breach, names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers license numbers, Social Security numbers, and medical and health information of certain individuals was compromised. On May 16, 2022, Schneck Medical Center sent out data breach letters to those individuals whose information

May 18, 2022 – Public Employees Credit Union (“PECU”) reported a data breach after the company was targeted in a recent cybersecurity attack. As a result of the breach, names, addresses, email addresses, date of birth, and Social Security numbers of certain individuals was compromised. On May 16, 2022, Public Employees Credit Union sent out data breach letters to those individuals whose information was affected by the

May 17, 2022 – Jackson County Hospital District (“Jackson Hospital”) reported a data breach after the company was targeted in a recent cybersecurity attack. As a result of the breach, the name, date of birth, contact information, Social Security number, and medical/health information of certain individuals was compromised. The Jackson County Hospital data breach is believed to have impacted as many as 98,746 individuals. On May

May 17, 2022 – FPS Medical Center (“FPS”) reported a data breach after the company was targeted in a recent cybersecurity attack. As a result of the breach, the full name, Social Security Number, address, date of birth, driver’s license, medical information, and health insurance information of certain individuals may have been compromised. The FPS Medical Center data breach is believed to have impacted as many as

May 17, 2022 – Acuity International reported a data breach after the company was targeted in a recent cybersecurity attack. As a result of the breach, the Social Security Numbers, along with other sensitive information of certain individuals was compromised. The Acuity International data breach is believed to have impacted as many as 122,710 individuals. On February 15, March 14, and May 12, 2022, Acuity International

May 17, 2022 – Behavioral Health Partners Metrowest (“BHPMW”) reported a data breach after the company was targeted in a recent cybersecurity attack. As a result of the breach, the Social Security Numbers, date of birth, medical/health insurance information, along with other information of certain individuals was compromised. The Behavioral Health Partners Metrowest data breach is believed to have impacted as many as 11,288 individuals. On

May 17, 2022 – Hartmann Financial Advisors reported a data breach after the company was targeted in a recent cybersecurity attack. As a result of the breach, the names, Social Security numbers, addresses, account numbers, and financial information of certain individuals may have been compromised. On May 12, 2022, Hartmann Financial Advisors sent out data breach letters to those individuals whose information was affected by the breach.

May 17, 2022 – 48forty Solutions reported a data breach after the company was targeted in a recent cybersecurity attack. As a result of the breach, the names and Social Security numbers of certain individuals may have been compromised. The 48forty Solutions data breach is believed to have impacted as many as 13,404 individuals. On May 13, 2022, 48forty Solutions sent out data breach letters to those

May 17, 2022 – Gershman Investment Corp. aka Gershman Mortgage reported a data breach after the company was targeted in a recent cybersecurity attack. As a result of the breach, the names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license/passport information, and financial account information of certain individuals was compromised. The Gershman Mortgage data breach is believed to have impacted as many as 52,737 individuals. On May 13, 2022,