McLaren Health Care Data Breach  – Class Action Investigation

Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith is investigating a potential class action relating to a data breach incident involving McLaren Health Care System (“McLaren”) , a healthcare system based out of Grand Blanc, Michigan.

What Happened at McLaren?

Specifically, it is reported that McLaren experienced a ransomware attack on or around August 6, 2024 resulting in a system outage rendering the online patient portal inaccessible to patients. McLaren has also confirmed that they had also received a ransom note from INC Ransom, a cybercriminal group, who are threatening to exposure of any stolen patient data if McLaren does not pay the demanded ransom amount.

McLaren has yet to confirm the exact scope of the breach and the information that may have been compromised as result.

Why is this important to you?

The data breach, if confirmed, could have severe implications for the affected users, leading to potential identity theft, financial fraud, and further cyber attacks. The hacker group’s bold move to put this data on sale goes on to show the growing menace of cybercrime and the increasing sophistication of these cyber adversaries.

If you believe your personal information may have been compromised as a result of this breach, please contact one of our data breach attorneys by filling-out the form provided below.