On July 22, 2022, SHI International Corp. (“SHI”) filed an official notice of a data breach with several state government agencies after an unauthorized party gained access to sensitive employee data contained on the company’s computer network. According to the SHI, the breach resulted in the following information of certain employees being leaked: names, Social Security numbers; home addresses; job titles; dates of employment; salary; tax, banking and loan information; COVID-19 vaccination status and dates of any COVID-19 illness. After confirming the breach and identifying all affected parties, on July 22, 2022, SHI International 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 SHI International data breach, please see our recent piece on the topic here.
The information about the SHI International Corp. data breach comes from the company’s official filing with various state governments. According to the most recently released information, on July 2, 2022, SHI detected suspicious activity within its computer network. In response, the company secured its IT systems and enlisted the assistance of third-party cybersecurity specialists to assist...
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