RALEIGH, N.C., HARRISBURG, Pa., and PHILADELPHIA, April 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — US Wellness has realized of a knowledge safety incident that will have concerned private and/or protected well being info belonging to members of its wellness purchasers. US Wellness has despatched notification letters to doubtlessly concerned people to inform them about this incident and supply assets to help them.
On January 31, 2023, US Wellness’ vendor skilled a safety incident that disrupted entry to sure methods. In response, US Wellness took instant steps to safe its methods and promptly launched an investigation. On February 9, 2023, US Wellness realized that sure private and/or protected well being info might have been impacted in reference to the incident.
There isn’t a proof of the misuse of any info doubtlessly concerned on this incident. Nevertheless, on March 22, 2023, and April 26, 2023, US Wellness despatched notification letters to the people whose private and/or protected well being info was doubtlessly concerned on this incident, offering them with details about what occurred and steps they will take to guard their info.
Based mostly on the investigation of the incident, the next private and/or protected well being info might have been concerned within the incident: identify, deal with, date of delivery, member ID quantity, and/or Social Safety quantity.
US Wellness takes the safety of all info inside its possession very significantly and applied measures to reinforce the safety of its surroundings in an effort to attenuate the danger of an identical incident occurring sooner or later. The notification letters that US Wellness despatched to doubtlessly affected people additionally included details about steps that people can take to guard their info.
US Wellness has established a toll-free name middle to reply questions concerning the incident and associated issues. That decision middle is obtainable Monday by way of Friday 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. CST, Saturday and Sunday 10:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. CST(excluding main U.S. holidays), and may be reached 1-800-773-1925. Be ready to offer the engagement quantity B087457 when calling the toll-free name middle.
The privateness and safety of non-public and guarded well being info is a prime precedence for US Wellness, which deeply regrets any inconvenience or concern this incident might trigger.
SOURCE US Wellness
