Were you a patient of Alabama Ophthalmology Associates between August 3 and August 6, 2024?
Nearly 300,000 people may have had their personal data exposed during a cybersecurity breach at Alabama Ophthalmology Associates. If you received a notification from Alabama Ophthalmology or believe your information may have been compromised, you could qualify for compensation.
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On August 5, 2024, Alabama Ophthalmology Associates discovered that one of its internal systems had been accessed by an unauthorized third party. The breach affected the personal information of up to 299,006 individuals. The investigation revealed that the intrusion occurred between August 3 and August 6, 2024.
The compromised data may include:
Full names,
Mailing addresses,
Email addresses,
Phone numbers,
Dates of birth,
Driver’s license numbers,
Medical information, and
Insurance information.
If you’ve been a patient of Alabama Ophthalmology Associates, your data may be part of this breach.
Data breaches involving sensitive personal and medical information carry long-term consequences. When this type of information is accessed without permission, it can be misused in ways that take significant time, money, and effort to correct.
You may already be dealing with:
Suspicious activity involving your medical or insurance information,
Emails or phone calls from unknown sources,
Credit or identity monitoring alerts, and
Hours spent freezing accounts or changing passwords.
The risks don’t end when the breach is discovered. Once your personal or medical information is exposed, it can be sold, shared, or used in future fraud or identity theft attempts.
People affected by the Alabama Ophthalmology Associates breach are pursuing claims to recover compensation for:
Time spent monitoring or securing accounts,
Expenses related to fraudulent activity or identity theft,
Medical identity theft-related costs,
Emotional distress and inconvenience, and
Loss of privacy.
Attorneys are organizing mass arbitration claims—which may allow individuals to pursue financial recovery faster than traditional class actions.
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