In a recent statement, Kyocera AVX Components Corporation (“Kyocera”) announced a data breach affecting 39,111 individuals. This notification followed actions taken on October 30, 2023, when Kyocera disclosed to the Attorney General of Maine that part of its network was encrypted, a direct result of a cyberattack. Kyocera reported that this intrusion resulted in an…
Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated (‘Baird’) recently notified an unspecified number of consumers regarding a data breach that led to unauthorized access to their confidential information. Baird, a major U.S. financial services firm, filed a notice of the data breach with the Attorney General of Texas on November 7, 2023, sharing details about the…
On November 7, 2023, insurance firm CRC Insurance Services LLC, commonly known as CRC Group, admitted to a significant data breach impacting numerous consumers’ personal information in a notice filed with the Attorney General of Texas. The company disclosed that an unauthorized party had managed to access sensitive information entrusted to the firm. The compromised…
Perry Johnson & Associates (“PJ&A”), a major medical billing and documentation company, has recently reported a significant data breach. The company filed a notice of data breach with the California Attorney General on November 3, 2023. The incident reportedly involved unauthorized access of files stored on the company’s computer network. According to PJ&A’s notice, the…
Hawaii-based health provider, AlohaCare, has recently experienced a substantial data breach incident, revealing the sensitivity of the technology utilised in the health sector. Impacted were involving 12,982 individuals who were notified of the unauthorised access related to the MOVEit file-transfer program. According to a notice filed with the Attorney General of Maine on November 3,…
On October 23, 2023, the Dakota Eye Institute (DEI) reported a significant data breach that has affected upwards of 107,000 individuals. The Institute submitted an official notice to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights following the discovery that a cyberattack had compromised the personal information of their patients. (JD…
In a recent development, the IRS and Social Security Administration have announced cost-of-living increases for retirement plans and other employee benefit plans for 2024. This information was first reported by Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on JD Supra. Although details from the report are currently scarce, legal professionals globally will be tracking these enhancements closely. The adjustments…
Generations Healthcare has recently announced a data breach following unauthorized access to its employee email accounts. The information came to light after Life Generations Healthcare LLC (“LGH”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of California on November 3, 2023. The official document reveals that LGH identified an unauthorized party that temporarily…
On September 5, 2023, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois (“BCBSIL”) informed TTEC Healthcare (“TTEC”) about a data breach affecting TTEC employees. BCBSIL filed a formal notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Massachusetts following the discovery of a data security incident that compromised sensitive information about TTEC employees. An unauthorized party was…
On November 2, 2023, The Hilb Group Operating Company, LLC (“Hilb”) reported a data breach to the Attorney General of Maine. Following the detection of unauthorized access to certain employee email accounts, Hilb was obliged to disclose the breach, indicating the underlying vulnerability of their security systems. According to JD Supra, the intrusion led to…
In a recent move, the IRS announced that many of the crucial retirement plan limits will see an increase in 2024. This information was outlined in Notice 2023-75, released on November 1, 2023. The degree of limit increases is more moderate than those applied in 2023, with some of the limits remaining static. Both the…
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has recently made an announcement concerning the 2024 dollar limitations for benefits and contributions relating to retirement plans. This information was further disseminated in a comprehensive article by Williams Mullen [available here](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/benefit-and-contribution-limits-for-2024-8081238/ “View Source” target=”_blank”). A closer look at these updates shows an increase in certain financial parameters. This revision…
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has recently disclosed the cost-of-living modifications to the appropriate dollar constraints for different employer-endorsed retirement and welfare arrangements for 2024. Notably though, certain health and welfare plan limits have not yet been announced. Readers can anticipate that this information will be added when those limits are unveiled. Additionally, most of…
In an era where data security has gained paramount importance, Tri Counties Bank recently reported a significant data breach impacting both its employees and customers’ sensitive information. This breach was reported to the Attorney General of California on October 12, 2023. According to the notice submitted, it was found out that an unauthorized actor was…
In today’s digitized world, the healthcare sector is progressively turning to data-driven strategies to improve patient outcomes. The management of medical records has become more important than ever as part of this transition. However, there’s an equally significant concern that has emerged concurrently – the protection of patient privacy. The critical need for measures to…
The recent cyber breach at the Ben E. Keith Company, a landmark incident in the increasingly fraught realm of data security, has seen the sensitive personal information, including social security numbers, of nearly 40,000 individuals, compromised. This private information was allegedly accessed by an unauthorized party through the company’s computer network. As per the company’s…
A former Cincinnati-based lawyer identified as Richard L. Crosby III, has been arrested on charges of using a false identity to secure high-paying roles at law firms in Washington DC and Florida, following his disbarment in 2021. Details of the arrest surfaced on Thursday, the fallout from a criminal complaint filed in the Southern District…
CoinFlip, a brand operated by GPD Holdings, LLC, recently discovered a noteworthy data breach and accordingly issued a disclosure to the Attorney General of Maine on October 20, 2023. The data breach was due to one of the employees’ emails being compromised, thus opening the doors for unauthorized third-party access to customer’s sensitive information. Reported…
Dollar Energy Fund, Inc. (DEF) recently came to light that its security infrastructure came under attack, resulting in a breach of sensitive user data. Having filed a notice of data breach to the Maine Attorney General on October 19, 2023, DEF disclosed that an unauthorized entity accessed its network and, subsequently, the personal information of…
Fellowship Village, on October 8, 2023, reported an incident of data breach to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. The senior living and health care services provider alerted the federal authorities of unauthorized access to its computer network. The incident was disclosed in a notice filed by Fellowship Village,…
In a new development, on October 23, 2023, Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Company (GTL) notified the Attorney General of Montana of a data breach. The company made this move after discovering that an unauthorized third party had accessed an employee’s email account containing confidential consumer data. GTL’s notice provided an explanation of the incident and…
In a recent development, Populus Financial Group has filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Texas. The breach notification, filed on October 18, 2023, came to light following an incident that resulted in unauthorized access to sensitive consumer information (JD Supra). As per the notice, the breach exposed an alarming amount…
Progressive Leasing, a prominent leasing firm, recently dealt with a data breach incident. In the aftermath, the company has reportedly notified more than 193,000 individuals about the breach, which leaked their social security numbers (SSNs) among other personal information. Following the cyber breach discovery, the firm filed a notification of data breach with Maine’s Attorney…
Cadre Services, a staffing company headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, has become the latest victim of a cybersecurity attack. Acknowledged by cybercriminal syndicate AlphV, the company has been implicated in a data infringement, the confirmation of which is yet forthcoming from Cadre’s end. Reports suggest that initial rumblings about the data violation began to circulate in…
On October 20, 2023, Wescom Credit Union (“Wescom”) notified the Attorney General of Maine about a data breach following a cybersecurity incident at one of their vendors. JDSupra reports that the security incident occurred at Barracuda Network, Inc., a vendor responsible for providing security and data protection services to Wescom. Wescom explains in their notice…