Sacramento Rehabilitation 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.
Recently, Sacramento Rehabilitation Hospital experienced a data security incident that breached highly sensitive personal and medical information belonging to its current and former patients. This data breach occurred on January 16, 2024, due to an unauthorized party gaining access to their IT network. They recently began notifying impacted individuals via mail.
Sacramento Rehabilitation Hospital is one of many facilities a part of the Ernest Health network. Other facilities within the network include: Rehab Hospital of Southern California, Summa Rehab Hospital, Denver Regional Rehabilitation Hospital, Green Bay Rehabilitation Hospital, Midlands Regional Rehabilitation Hospital, Lexington Regional Rehabilitation Hospital, Trustpoint Rehabilitation Hospital of Lubbock, Spartanburg Rehabilitation Institute, Stockton Regional Rehabilitation Hospital, Sacramento Rehabilitation Hospital, Rehabilitation Hospital of the Northwest, Rehabilitation Hospital of Northern Indiana, Northern Utah Rehabilitation Hospital, Rehabilitation Hospital of Northern Arizona, Laredo Rehabilitation Hospital, Weslaco Regional Rehabilitation Hospital, Bakersfield Rehabilitation Hospital, Utah Valley Speciality Hospital, South Texas Rehabilitation Hospital, Rehabilitation Hospital of Southern New Mexico, Northern Idaho Advanced Care Hospital, Northern Colorado Rehabilitation Hospital, Northern Colorado Long Term Acute Hospital, Mountain Valley Regional Rehabilitation Hospital, Mesquite Speciality Hospital, Mesquite Rehabilitation Institute, Laredo Specialty Hospital, Greenwood Regional Rehabilitation Hospital, Elkhorn Valley Rehabilitation Hospital, Advanced Care Hospital of Southern New Mexico, Advanced Care Hospital of Montana, Lafayette Regional Rehabilitation Hospital, Rehabilitation Hospital of Northwest Ohio, Corpus Christi Rehabilitation Hospital, Bloomington Regional Rehabilitation Hospital, and New Braunfels Regional Rehabilitation Hospital.
The data breach at Sacramento Rehabilitation Hospital could’ve potentially breached thousands of individuals’ highly sensitive information. Information accessed within the breach includes the impacted individual’s addresses, dates of birth, medical record numbers, health insurance plan member IDs, claims data, diagnosis/prescription information, Social Security numbers, and driver’s license numbers.
Sacramento Rehabilitation 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 of Sacramento Rehabilitation Hospital, you 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 or medical information may have been compromised in the Sacramento Rehabilitation 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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April 4, 2024Share on Social Media