ARCare Data Breach Affecting Nearly 350,000 Patients And Employees Across Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi

ARCare recently announced that personally identifiable information and protected health information of nearly 350,000 patients were exposed in a data breach. ARCare disclosed in April 2022 that highly sensitive personal and medical information belonging to current and former patients and employees was accessed by unauthorized individuals for more than a year: from January 2021 until March 2022. The information accessed by the hackers in the data breach includes, but is not limited to, first and last names, addresses, dates of birth, email addresses, Social Security numbers, financial information, health insurance information, medical information, treatment information and diagnoses. ARCare acknowledged that the hackers were able to exfiltrate the patients’ highly sensitive personal and medical information.

The exposure of personally identifiable information, especially names and Social Security numbers, poses a significant risk of identity theft, such as criminals opening financial accounts, taking out loans, filing fraudulent tax returns, and obtaining government services in the victim’s name. A data breach involving financial information permits thieves to make fraudulent purchases using the victim’s financial accounts.  According to a recent FTC survey, the total cost of identity theft is nearly $50 billion per year, with victims losing an average of nearly $5,000 from the misuse of their personal and financial information. The exposure of protected medical information can pose an even greater danger of identity theft—such as obtaining medical services in the victim’s name, which will be charged to the victim.

Are You Eligible To Participate In The Potential Action?

In order to be a part of potential action against ARCare, you must be a current or former patient, or an employee, of ARCare. Please inquire below to get in touch with an attorney to find out if you are eligible for participation. 

If you are a current or former patient or employee of ARCare and you received a letter notifying you of the data breach, or you believe that your personal, financial, or medical information was exposed in the data breach, you may entitled to participate in a class action. Click the button below to get in touch with an attorney. 

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