Aspen Healthcare Services Inc. Data Breach
NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Aspen Healthcare Services, contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.
On November 15, 2024, Aspen Healthcare Services, Inc. (“Aspen”) reported a significant cybersecurity incident to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Aspen confirmed that an unauthorized party accessed individuals’ private and sensitive personal information stored in Aspen’s system (the “Data Breach”). The Data Breach has impacted approximately 7,159 individuals.
Recently, Aspen began sending data breach notification letters to those affected by the Data Breach. If you received a data breach notification letter from Aspen, it indicates that you were affected by the Data Breach.
Aspen Healthcare Services, Inc. is a leading provider of home health, private-duty nursing, palliative care, and hospice services in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Locally owned and operated, their headquarters are in Lewisville, Texas. With around 201 employees, Aspen Healthcare Services generates approximately $770,000 in annual revenue.
WHAT INFORMATION IS INVOLVED IN THE ASPEN HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC. DATA BREACH?
The type of compromised information varied among individuals and potentially included:
- Names,
- Dates of birth,
- Addresses,
- Social Security numbers,
- Driver’s License numbers,
- Medical information,
- Health insurance information.
This information is called your Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”). It tells others about you and is considered part of your identity. Businesses are required to secure this information or risk facing statutory penalties, among other legal penalties. Stolen PII can be used by identity thieves to engage in fraudulent activity using your identity.
Personal medical information (a specific type of PII) is referred to as Protected Health Information (“PHI”). It is protected under both state and federal law. Healthcare providers and other businesses who handle PHI are required to protect that information. Like stolen PII, stolen PHI can be used by identity thieves to engage in fraudulent activity using your identity. Quite often, PII and PHI are used in conjunction by hackers.
The best way to protect yourself after a data breach is to sign up for credit and identity protection services as soon as possible.
California offers extra protections and legal rights to its residents through the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).
NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Aspen Healthcare Services, contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.