Ford Motor Company and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) have received multiple complaints about a loud piercing noise coming from the speakers of 2021-2023 F-150 trucks (hybrid and gas models), 2022 F-150 Lightnings, and 2021-2023...
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HUB International Data Breach Investigation
The network of HUB International was accessed by an unauthorized party between December 12, 2022 – January 17, 2023, compromising personal information of 479,261 individuals. The compromised individuals are persons and employers for whom HUB International places...
Oregon Health Plan (“OHP”) Data Breach Investigation
Oregon Health Plan (“OHP”) members have been impacted by a major data breach. A vendor of OHP, PH Tech, utilizes a file transfer software produced by Progress MOVEit and a vulnerability was discovered in the software on May 29, 2023. The vulnerability resulted in the...
Prudential Insurance Co. of America/ Pension Benefit Information (PBI)/ Progress MOVEit Data Breach Investigation
Prudential Insurance Co. of America experienced a data breach due to Pension Benefit Information’s (PBI) use of the MOVEit file transfer tool. The MOVEit file transfer software contained a vulnerability that was discovered on May 29, 2023. The vulnerability resulted...
MHMR Authority of Brazos Valley (Tx) Data Breach Investigation
MHMR Authority of Brazos Valley is a mental health and intellectual and developmental disability service provider for individuals who live in the following Texas counties: Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson, and Washington counties. On July 28, 2023,...
Maximus Federal Services, Inc. (“Maximus”) a Medicare Contractor,/Progress MOVEit Breach
On July 28, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") announced a contractor for Medicare, Maximus Federal Services, Inc. ("Maximus"), was affected by the Progress MOVEit file transfer vulnerability. CMS estimates 612,000 current Medicare...
The Chattanooga Heart Institute (TN)
An unauthorized third party gained access to The Chattanooga Heart Institute’s network between March 8, 2023, and March 16, 2023; and, on May 31, 2023, the Institute learned the unauthorized party obtained copies of some of the data from its system. The data included...
Family Vision of Anderson, P.A. (South Carolina)
On or about May 21, 2023, Family Vision of Anderson experienced a data breach in which personally identifiable information and protected health information of 62,631 individuals was exposed. The breach was detected on May 22, 2023, and notification was sent to...
Are You Required to Electronically Submit OSHA 300 Log / 301 Injury Data to OSHA?
On July 21st, OSHA announced a new rule effective January 1, 2024 (contingent on OMB approval) requiring many industries to begin electronically submitting most OSHA 300 Log / 301 Injury data annually beginning March 2, 2024 for calendar year 2023. It also clarifies...
OSHA National Emphasis Program – Warehouses and Distribution Centers
Over the last decade, warehouse and Distribution Center (DC) employment has grown exponentially - and so has the injury rate. Consequently, On July 13, OSHA began implementing a new National Emphasis Program (NEP) to evaluate DC compliance to OSHA standards. See OSHA...