Meet John Doe: Court Allows Meta Pixel Privacy Lawsuit to Proceed

A class action lawsuit against Meta Pixel, John Doe v. Meta Platforms Inc., was filed in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, in June of 2022. In the lawsuit, Plaintiffs allege that Meta knew, or should have known, that its Pixel tracking tool was being improperly used on the websites of at least 600 hospital systems. Meta Pixel Privacy Lawsuit: [...]

2023-09-01T12:49:17-04:00August 30th, 2023|

Into the Breach Weekly News Roundup February 16, 2022

An employee’s alleged information theft at a Georgia medical center, a cyber security incident at a Kentucky hospital, and signs of a potential ruling in a pending class-action lawsuit lead this week’s edition of “Into the Breach.” Employee Charged Following Patient Data Theft A former employee of South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta, Georgia, has been charged with felony computer theft and [...]

2023-07-27T13:34:40-04:00February 16th, 2022|

Einstein Healthcare Class Action Lawsuit Alleges PHI Breach

Recently, a healthcare class action lawsuit was filed against Einstein Healthcare. The lead plaintiff in the healthcare lawsuit is patient Nanette Katz. In August of 2020, Einstein was the victim of a phishing attack that led to numerous employee email accounts being accessed by someone without authorization.  The 51-page complaint alleges Einstein Healthcare failed to secure and safeguard the protected health information (PHI) of patients, and failed to [...]

2023-07-28T13:26:03-04:00May 3rd, 2021|