Schadenfreude? or should that be Schadenfraud….
Tech Crunch
An international law firm that works with companies affected by security incidents has experienced its own cyberattack that exposed the sensitive health information of hundreds of thousands of data breach victims.
San Francisco-based Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe said last week that hackers stole the personal information and sensitive health data of more than 637,000 data breach victims from a file share on its network during an intrusion in March 2023.
Orrick works with companies that are hit by security incidents, including data breaches, to handle regulatory requirements, such as obtaining victims’ information in order to notify state authorities and the individuals affected.
In a series of data breach notification letters sent to affected individuals, Orrick said the hackers stole reams of data from its systems that pertain to security incidents at other companies, during which Orrick served as legal counsel.
Orrick said that the breach of its systems involved its clients’ data, including individuals who had vision plans with insurance giant EyeMed Vision Care and those who had dental plans with Delta Dental, a healthcare insurance network giant that provides dental coverage to millions of Americans. Orrick also said it notified health insurance company MultiPlan, behavioral health giant Beacon Health Options (now known as Carelon) and the U.S. Small Business Administration that their data was also compromised in Orrick’s data breach.
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