Kumiko Nakatatsuka reports: An employee who works for an Amagasaki city subcontractor lost USB storage devices containing residents’ personal information after drinking at a restaurant, the city government announced on June 23. The employee works for a company that was subcontracted by the Kansai regional branch of Biprogy Inc. in Osaka to pay pandemic relief subsidies…
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Phelps Health notifies patients of MCG Health breach (and the lawsuits start…)
Add Phelps Care Regional Medical Center (“Phelps Health“) to any list of updates to MCG Health clients impacted by the MCG breach. Phelps’ notification indicates that it was alerted to the breach by MCG on April 22. Update: Phelps reported that 12,602 patients were impacted. As reported previously by DataBreaches, MCG Health uses March 25, 2022…
LA: Third party data breach compromises local checking accounts
Jade Moreau reports: Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) – Numerous reports of bank account fraud are circulating throughout Southwest Louisiana. 7 News has heard many complaints from people who say their checking accounts may have been involved in a data breach. One area bank even said they had dozens of people closing accounts and creating new…
San Diego Family Care Settles Data Breach Class Action for $1 Million
In May of 2021, San Diego Family Care disclosed a data breach that resulted from a ransomware attack on their hosting provider, Netgain Technology. In a class action lawsuit, complainants alleged that SDFC failed to protect patients’ information adequately and that SDFC did not promptly notify patients after learning of the breach. The lawsuit has…
Motion for Preliminary Approval of Accellion Data Breach Settlement Filed in California Federal Court
Kristin L. Bryan of Squire Patton Boggs writes: This week Plaintiffs in thirteen consolidated cases brought against Accellion and other defendants filed a motion for preliminary approval of a class action settlement in California federal court. This development is notable for its resolution (if approved) only as to Accellion and for the categories of relief offered…
Data breach lawsuits settle: UPMC vendor and a holding company for department stores
Two potential class action lawsuits involving data breaches have reportedly settled. One awaits final approval in October, but the other settlement is already final. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center data breach $450K class action settlement During April to June 2020, Charles J. Hilton PC (CJH), a firm hired by UPMC for billing services, allegedly suffered…