Posted On August 22, 2022 Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches
August 22, 2022 – Clark Patterson Lee (“CPL”) reported a data breach after the company was targeted in a recent cybersecurity attack. As a result of the breach, the name and other sensitive information of certain individuals was compromised. On August 15, 2022, CPL sent out data breach letters to those individuals whose information was affected by the breach.
The data breach lawyers at Console & Associates, P.C. are going to begin interviewing victims of the breach to determine what damages they sustained and what legal claims may be available to them. If you recently received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH from Clark Patterson Lee, contact us at (866) 778-5500 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential contact form for a free case evaluation.
Below is a portion of the letter that CPL sent to individuals affected by the data breach:
Dear [Redacted],
CPL writes to notify you of a recent event that may affect the security of some of your personal information. We are providing you with information about the event, our response to it, and steps you can take in addition to those you take every day to protect your personal information, should you feel it appropriate to do so.
What Happened? On June 10, 2022, CPL became aware of suspicious activity affecting certain systems within our network that included the encryption of certain files. Upon discovery, we immediately launched an investigation with the assistance of third-party specialists, to confirm the full nature and scope of the activity and to restore functionality to the affected systems. The investigation determined that certain information on CPL systems was accessed without authorization during this event between June 9, 2022 and June 10, 2022. Following this determination, we engaged the assistance of third-party specialists to undertake a programmatic and manual review of the information potentially subject to unauthorized access. On July 28, 2022, this review concluded, and it was determined that the information at issue included your personal information.
What Information Was Involved? The information related to you that may have been accessed includes your name, [Redacted]. Please note that we have no evidence that your personal information was subject to misuse as a result of this event.
What We Are Doing. Safeguarding the privacy of information in our care and the security of our network is among our highest priorities. As part of our ongoing commitment to the security of information within our care, we are reviewing our existing policies and procedures regarding cybersecurity and evaluating additional measures and safeguards to protect against this type of event in the future. We also promptly notified Federal law enforcement of this event.
What You Can Do. We encourage you to remain vigilant against incidents of identity theft and fraud by reviewing your account and monitoring your free credit reports for suspicious activity. You may also review the information contained in the attached Steps You Can Take to Protect Personal Information. Although we are not aware of any actual or attempted misuse of your personal information, as an added precaution, we have arranged to offer you access to [Redacted] months of complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services provided through Experian. Although we are making these services available to you, we are unable to enroll you directly. For enrollment instructions, please review the information contained in the attached Steps You Can Take to Protect Personal Information.
For More Information. We understand that you may have questions about this incident that are not addressed in this letter. If you have additional questions, please call at (833) 514-1011, Monday through Friday 8 am — 10 pm CST, Saturday and Sunday 10 am — 7 pm CST (excluding major U.S. holidays).
