Compex Legal Services, Inc. Data Breach
NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Compex Legal Services, Inc., contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.
On or about July 24, 2024, Compex Legal Services, Inc. (“Compex”) sent a Notice of Data Breach Letter (“Breach Letter”) via mail to victims of the Compex data breach informing them that their personal information, Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”) and Protected Health Information (“PHI”), was obtained by unauthorized users who accessed Compex’s network (“data breach”) between April 9, 2024, and April 17, 2024.
After Compex became aware of the potential unauthorized access to its network, it launched an investigation. While the investigation is still ongoing, Compex has determined that the unauthorized users accessed and acquired files from its network. As a result of the data breach, hackers obtained from victims their first and last names, dates of birth, social security numbers, and personal health information.
Founded in 1972, Compex provides record retrieval and litigation support services to insurance carriers, third-party administrators and law firms. Based in Torrance, California, Compex maintains 36 offices across the United States and employs more than 200 individuals. The company serves more than 500 insurance companies and 4,000 law firms, and in 2023, its revenue was $84.8 million.
As Compex is still in the process of sending letters to affected individuals, specific numbers are not yet known, but it is likely thousands of people throughout the United States were exposed. If you received a Breach Letter from Compex, then you were impacted by the data breach.
Compex has not offered any credit monitoring or identity theft protection thus far to victims of the breach.
WHAT INFORMATION IS INVOLVED?
According to Compex, the following information was exposed:
- First and Last Name
- Date of Birth
- Social Security Number
- Medical Record Number
- Medical Diagnosis
- Treatment 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. Health care 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 Compex Legal Services, Inc., contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.
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