Updated
November 14, 2023
Cummins Behavioral Health Systems has resolved its data breach class action — here is the background on the breach that exposed 157,688 people's names and Social Security numbers, and where to claim.
What is the Cummins Behavioral Health Systems, Inc. Data Breach About?
Cummins Behavioral Health Systems has settled a data breach class action lawsuit. Learn more about it here. Below is information about an investigation into the data breach details, which has since been closed.Cummins Behavioral Health Systems, Inc. is based in Washington Township, Indiana and provides mental health and recovery services along with other programs. On August 11, 2023, Cummins Behavioral Health Systems sent out letters to 157,688 individuals to inform them that their personal identifying data had been exposed in a data breach. In an external system breach to the Cummins Behavioral Health Systems computer network, the following personally sensitive and identifiable information was hacked:
• Patients' Names,
• Social Security Numbers.
The identity is unknown at this time of the malicious third party actors that stole consumer information in the data breach.
Data breaches are serious matters that can cause long term damage. Hackers break into networks so that they can steal your personal information to sell it on the dark web, commit identity theft, financial theft or other frauds. The theft of sensitive, protected health information, and personally identifiable information can lead to a plethora of problems for individuals who are the victims of data breaches that occurred in databases they were not even aware of. Typically, the individual that may have been hacked includes sensitive and personally identifiable information.
Data breaches can also result in a long-term erosion of personal data privacy, as the hacked personally identifiable information may be traded or shared amongst cyber-criminals for years to come, on the internet, the dark web, or elsewhere.. This significantly increases the risk of further identity theft, financial fraud and massive headaches for consumers and victims.
You can find a curated list of data breaches published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. These data breaches include events that impacted at least 500 people, and were reported, which impacted protected health information of those individuals. The U.S. government is required, by law, to update this list of medical information-related data breaches.
Status
Investigation Closed · Settled
a data breach class action settlement has been reached
People Affected
157,688
notified of the August 2023 breach
Data Exposed
Names & SSNs
patient names and Social Security numbers
Proof Required
Yes
see the settlement page for the claim requirements
How Do I Qualify?
If you received a letter from Cummins Behavioral Health Systems, Inc. notifying you that your personal information was impacted in their data breach, use the link below to find out whether you may be eligible for compensation!To learn more and file a claim, visit the Cummins Behavioral Health data breach settlement page.
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