According to law enforcement officials, email accounts of certain American Airlines employees were breached on or about July 5, 2022. American Airlines has indicated that the compromised accounts may have included personally identifiable information (“PII”) and...
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Year: 2022
Overby-Seawell Co. (OSC) Data Breach Investigation That Affected KeyBank Clients
On August 26, 2022, KeyBank sent notifications to residential mortgage clients who were affected by a data breach of its vendor, Overby-Seawell Co. (OSC). OSC is responsible for verifying that KeyBank’s clients are maintaining property insurance. As such, OSC...
Equifax, Inc. and Equifax Information Services, LLC
On May 27, 2022, it was reported that Equifax, one of the country’s three largest consumer credit reporting agencies, had provided inaccurate credit scores on millions of U.S. consumers seeking loans during a three-week period, from mid-March through early April,...
First Choice Community Healthcare (FCCH) Data Breach Investigation
First Choice Community Healthcare (FCCH) provides primary medical care, dental care, WIC services and integrated behavioral health care in and around Albuquerque, New Mexico. The health organization experienced a data breach that exposed names, Social Security...
BHG Holdings, LLC dba Behavioral Health Group, TX Data Breach Investigation
Behavioral Health Group (BHG) is a drug abuse and addiction treatment organization headquartered in Dallas, Texas. According to a July 27, 2022 notification submitted to the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, 197,507 individuals had their personal identifiable...
Hyundai and Kia Ignition Defect Investigation
Hyundai and Kia vehicles have become targets of car thieves. Recently, it’s been heavily reported that 2011-2021 Kia models and some 2011-2021 Hyundai models have a defect allowing car thieves to start the vehicles very easily without the use of keys. Rather, all that...
Synergetic Healthcare Solutions, LLC d/b/a Fast Track Urgent Care Center
Fast Track Urgent Care Center is an associate of Synergetic Healthcare Solutions. In February 2022, Fast Track Urgent Care Center learned from its vendor, PracticeMax, Inc., that an unauthorized party gained access to its network in May 2021. The breach affected...
Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine, Carmel, IN
On May 17, 2022, Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine experienced a data breach that affected 362,833 patients. The breach was discovered on May 20, 2022 and notification letters were sent on or about July 19, 2022. The compromised information included the following types...
Avamere Health Services Data Breach Investigation
Nearly 381,000 employees of entities utilizing Avamere Health Services’ information technology services had their personally identifiable information (“PII”) and protected health information (“PHI”) compromised during a data breach. It appears the affected individuals...
MY 2021 Ford Bronco Valvetrain Investigation
On July 22, 2022, NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened an investigation into an alleged defect of the valvetrain on MY 2021 Ford Broncos equipped with the 2.7L Eco-boost engines. The investigation was opened because of concerns that 2021 Broncos appear...