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‣ Data Breach Impacts Mental Health Patients
From October 19 to October 21, 2021, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (“LACDMH”) was the victim of a “phishing” email campaign.[1]
According to LACDMH, some of its employees were tricked into opening a website link that compromised their email accounts. Those accounts were then used to send out more than 1,000 additional phishing emails. Some of the hacked employee accounts contained confidential patient/client information.
On March 4th LACDMH completed their investigation, concluding that the personal information of certain patients may have been accessed or downloaded. The Department began providing notice to affected California individuals on April 21, 2022, but to date has not offered any form of relief.
To view LACDMH’s Press Release regarding this data breach, click here.
For free information on your legal right to seek compensation, fill out the form below or call us at 1-844-BREACH8 (1-844-273-2248).
What Personal Health Information Is at Risk?
The personal information at risk includes names and one or more of the following:
- Date of Birth
- Social Security Number
- Driver’s License number
- Medical Information
- Health Information
- Health Insurance Information
- Financial Account Number
No credit monitoring is being offered according to the terms of the Notice, or any compensation.
The full text of the LACDMH Notice of Data Breach can be found here.
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