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Therapeutic Health Services Data Breach

Posted on behalf of Arnold Law Firm on July 25, 2024 in Data Breach

NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Therapeutic Health Services, contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.

gold padlock with digital backgroundOn or about July 18, 2024, Therapeutic Health Services (“THS”) sent a Notice of Data Breach Letter (“Breach Letter”) via mail to victims of the THS data breach informing them that their personal information, Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”) and Protected Health Information (“PHI”), was obtained by unauthorized users who accessed THS’s network (“data breach”) in February 2024.

After THS became aware of the potential unauthorized access to its network, on February 26, 2024, it launched an investigation. The investigation determined that unauthorized users had stolen files from THS’s 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 and/or health information.

Founded in 1972 as the Center for Addiction Services, THS is a Washington-based medical provider of opioid addiction and mental health clinics. THS is headquartered in Seattle and has eight locations in and around the city.

THS confirmed that 14,164 patients have had their information compromised because of the data breach. If you received a Breach Letter from THS, then you were impacted by the data breach.

THS has offered victims of the data breach one year of free credit monitoring and identity restoration services through Identity Defense Complete, as a precaution.

WHAT INFORMATION IS INVOLVED?

According to THS, the following information was exposed:

  • First and Last Name
  • Date of Birth
  • Social Security Number
  • Health Information
  • Information regarding services provided by THS

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.

NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from THS, contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.