Posted On July 30, 2023 Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches
July 30 – The data breach lawyers at Console & Associates, P.C are investigating the data breach that was reported by Cognisight, LLC on behalf of SeniorCare PACE (“Sutter Senior Care”) after the company was affected by a recent third party cyber security attack. The Cognisight data breach resulted in the names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health information, such as treatment information or diagnosis, provider information, and patient identification numbers of certain individuals being compromised.
According to the Attorney General of California, Cognisight reported a data breach on behalf of Sutter Senior Care after they were affected by a recent third party cyber security attack. On May 31, 2023, Cognisight learned that the MOVEit file transfer tool used by the company contained a critical vulnerability allowing an unauthorized party to access files transferred by the software.
Cognisight stopped all access to MOVEit and launched an investigation. On June 5, 2023, Cognisight confirmed that files were removed from its MOVEit server, including those containing confidential information pertaining to Sutter Senior Care patients and notified Sutter Senior Care about the incident on June 27, 2023. On July 22, 2023, Cognisight sent out data breach letters on behalf of Sutter Senior Care to those individuals whose information was affected by the breach.
To learn more about the Cognisight data breach, see our latest piece on the topic.
Cognisight, LLC is a business services company that provides various support services to healthcare providers. Based in Rochester, New York, Cognisight focuses on the provision of risk adjustment services such as analytics, chart reviews, health assessments, RADV support and initial validation audits.
Sutter Senior Care PACE is a division of Sutter Health, a not-for-profit health system in Northern California. Sutter Health operates a large network of healthcare facilities in more than 100 cities across Northern California.
Our data breach lawyers are eager to speak to victims of the Cognisight 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 Cognisight 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.
