DataBreaches.net does not report on most potential class action lawsuits because many of them will not survive motions to dismiss. This case, however, is a bit more interesting to me because it involves sensitive mental health data, ransomware, leaked data, and claims about inadequate monitoring of a business associate. The case is K.L. v. Psych…
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CaptureRx seeks court approval of lawsuit settlement; threatens to consider bankruptcy if not approved (updated)
Updated March 8: According to the TopClassActions website, the court has granted preliminary approval to a $4.75 million settlement between CaptureRX and consumers in six separate class-action lawsuits that all accused the pharmacy giant of negligence after a 2021 data breach: California residents whose information was stored with CaptureRX can submit claims of up to…
FL: Comprehensive Health Services discloses breach first detected this past September
Update: This incident was subsequently reported to the Maine Attorney General’s Office on February 15 as impacting a total of 94,449 people. Original post: In January, DataBreaches.net noted a report to the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office that involved Comprehensive Health Services (CHS), a business associate providing occupational health services to clients’ employees. The breach was…
Ca: Military sexual misconduct settlement hit by privacy breach
Lee Berthiaume reports: The company administering the federal government’s $900-million settlement deal with Armed Forces members and veterans who experienced sexual misconduct while in uniform has inadvertently released private information about dozens of claimants. Epiq Class Action Services Canada confirmed the privacy breach on Wednesday, after a veteran said she had received an e-mail last…
Inmediata Data Breach $1.1M Class Action Settlement
In April 2019, Puerto-Rico headquartered Inmediata issued a press release concerning a data leak it had discovered in January of that year. The business associate’s press release explained, in relevant part: In January 2019, Inmediata became aware that some electronic health information was viewable online due to a webpage setting that permitted search engines to index…
Puma hit by data breach after Kronos ransomware attack
The Kronos ransomware incident can’t seem to stay out of the news cycle. Not only has it disrupted payroll operations for numerous clients, leaving many employees without their correct weekly paychecks, but employee data has also been stolen. Sergiu Gatlan reports: Sportswear manufacturer Puma was hit by a data breach following the ransomware attack that hit…