AvMed acknowledged that it left laptop computers, containing millions of its members’ confidential medical records, unattended. These laptops were subsequently stolen and AvMed’s members’ personal records were compromised. The records contained members’ names, home addresses, phone numbers and Social Security numbers, as well as other highly sensitive medical history data such as diagnosis information, medical procedure information and prescription information.
The company initially only contacted 280,000 members to warn them about the data breach before finally estimating that approximately 1.2 million members had been affected.
Read the news release about the class action lawsuit against AvMed Health Plans.
Read other coverage about data breaches:
– Data Breaches Cost U.S. Hospitals $6B Annually
– Indiana Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against WellPoint Over Data Breach
– Patients Affected by BCBS of Tennessee Data Breach Nearly Doubles
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