Highmark Health Data Breach – Class Action Investigation
Chimicles Schwartz Kriner Donaldson-Smith is investigating a potential class action relating to news that Highmark, Inc. experienced a data breach. On December 15, 2022, Highmark discovered that an employee’s email account had been breached by a phishing email on December 13, 2023. As that employee’s account included access to protected health information, an internal investigation was immediately launched with the employee’s compromised email contained.
As result of the breach, approximately 300,000 Highmark health care members may have had their sensitive personal and/or medical related information compromised. The information accessed in this breach may include: social security numbers, group names, identification numbers, claims and medical treatment information, birthdates, email addresses, phone numbers, driver’s license numbers, passport numbers, and potentially other types of financial data.
If you believe your personal information may have been compromised as a result of this breach, please contact the attorney(s) listed below by using the form provided.
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Attorneys for this case:
Alex M. Kashurba