Hightower Advisors, LLC is a leading wealth management firm based in Chicago, Illinois. Its parent company Hightower Holding, LLC (“Hightower”) operates several subsidiaries in addition to Hightower Advisors: Hightower Securities, LLC and Hightower Trust Company, N.A....
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Month: March 2026
MediCopy, MRO Corporation, and Deaconess Health System Data Breach Investigation
Deaconess Health Systems (“Deaconess”) is an Indiana-based healthcare network. Their vendor, MRO Corporation, d/b/a MediCopy, provides Deaconess with Release of Information (“ROI”) services. MediCopy recently experienced a data incident involving some Deaconess...
Kaplan North America, LLC Data Breach Investigation
Kaplan North America, LLC (“Kaplan”) is an educational services company that provides a multitude of academic, business, training, and support resources to over 1 million individuals, and thousands of businesses and universities globally. From October 30, 2025,...
Wynn Resorts Data Breach Investigation
Las Vegas-based high-end casino and hotel operator Wynn Resorts ("Wynn") learned that an unauthorized third party obtained employee data. A hacking and extortion group called ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen more than 800,000 records containing personally...
Vertex Data Breach Investigation
Vertex Inc. (“Vertex”) is a Pennsylvania-based provider of technology and software solutions designed to assist businesses with the collection of sales and value-added taxes. According to publicly available reports, the ShinyHunters threat group has claimed...
EP Wealth Advisors Data Breach Investigation
EP Wealth Advisors is a financial planning and investment management firm headquartered in Torrance, California. The company operates more than 60 offices nationwide and manages approximately $42 billion in assets annually. EP Wealth Advisors recently reported a data...
University of Mississippi Medical Center Data Breach Investigation
The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) operates seven hospitals and 35 clinics. Because of a cyberattack UMMC discovered on February 19, 2026, the healthcare system experienced a nine-day network disruption. UMMC had to consequently reschedule surgeries,...
CarGurus Data Breach Investigation
CarGurus, Inc. (“CarGurus”) is a Boston, Massachusetts-based company operating a digital platform for car buying/selling. It may have experienced a data breach, potentially exposing customers’ sensitive information. On February 21, 2026, a hacking and extortion group...

