Anna Jaques Hospital – Data Breach Investigation
In this age of technology, amidst a world of encroaching cybersecurity threats, your personal information is more vulnerable than ever. Cafferty Clobes Meriwether & Sprengel has the experience and expertise litigating data breach matters, providing compensation to victims of data breaches, and requiring businesses to enhance their data security practices to protect their consumers. If you think your information may have been compromised in a data breach, please call us at 312.782.4880 or reach us via email at lnichols@caffertyclobes.com.
Anna Jaques Hospital, located in Newburyport, Massachusetts, is a community hospital that provides medical services including emergency care, surgery, maternity services, cancer treatment, and behavioral health services. The hospital is part of the Beth Israel Lahey Health system. Anna Jaques Hospital serves as a critical healthcare provider for the Merrimack Valley and southern New Hampshire regions.
On December 25, 2023 Anna Jaques Hospital discovered a cybersecurity breach that may have compromised sensitive personal, financial, and health-related information of current and former patients and employees. Notification letters were mailed to the individuals impacted by the incident on November 6, 2024.
Anna Jaques Hospital has disclosed that its recent data breach affected 316,342 individuals. The compromised information includes demographic details, medical and health insurance information, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, financial data, and other personal or health-related information.
Anna Jaques Hospital’s recent data breach is a serious matter that could inflict far-reaching consequences for those affected. The exposure of personally identifiable information, especially names and Social Security numbers, poses a significant risk of identity theft, such as criminals opening financial accounts, taking out loans, filing fraudulent tax returns, and obtaining government services in the victim’s name. Personally identifiable information can also be exposed on the Dark Web, which poses a serious threat toward the privacy and safety of many individuals. According to a recent FTC survey, the total cost of identity theft is nearly $50 billion per year, with victims losing an average of nearly $5,000 from the misuse of their personal and financial information. The exposure of protected medical information can pose an even greater danger of identity theft—such as obtaining medical services in the victim’s name, which will be charged to the victim.
Current and former patients and employees of Anna Jaques Hospital have been exposed to a heightened risk of fraud and identity theft and must now closely monitor your financial accounts. You could be at risk of incurring additional out-of-pocket costs for purchasing credit monitoring services, credit freezes, credit reports, or other protective measures to deter and detect identity theft.
Cafferty Clobes Meriwether & Sprengel has the experience and expertise litigating data breach matters, providing compensation to victims of data breaches, and requiring businesses to enhance their data security practices to protect their consumers. If you suspect your sensitive personal, financial, and health-related information may have been compromised in the Anna Jaques Hospital data breach, you must take action to protect both your personal and financial well-being. Please call us at 312.782.4880 or reach us via email at lnichols@caffertyclobes.com.
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