On August 24, 2022, Gifted Healthcare reported a data breach with several state attorney general offices. According to Gifted Healthcare, the breach resulted in the names, addresses, Social Security numbers, financial information and medical information of certain individuals being compromised. After confirming the breach and identifying all affected parties, Gifted Healthcare began sending out data breach letters to all affected parties.

If you received a data breach notification, it is essential you understand what is at risk and what you can do about it. To learn more about how to protect yourself from becoming a victim of fraud or identity theft and what your legal options are in the wake of the Gifted Healthcare data breach, please see our recent piece on the topic here.

What We Know About the Gifted Healthcare Data Breach

The information about the Gifted Healthcare data breach comes from official filings with the state attorney general offices of Montana and Texas. According to the most current information, Gifted Healthcare recently detected suspicious activity with an employee email account. In response, the company secured its systems and began working with outside cybersecurity specialists to investigate the incident.

The company’s investigation revealed that three employee email accounts were subject to unauthorized access between August 25, 2021 and December 10, 2021. The investigation also confirmed that some of the files contained in the affected employee...

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