{"id":527,"date":"2023-04-14T07:52:58","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T12:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kentprotect.com\/?p=527"},"modified":"2023-04-19T20:46:57","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T01:46:57","slug":"breach-report-nulife-med-data-breach-affects-80000-results-in-class-action-lawsuit-and-potential-2-million-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kentprotect.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/14\/breach-report-nulife-med-data-breach-affects-80000-results-in-class-action-lawsuit-and-potential-2-million-settlement\/","title":{"rendered":"Breach Report: NuLife Med data breach affects 80,000+, results in class-action lawsuit and potential $2 million settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(image source: (Chief Outsiders (NuLife Med), 2018)) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>One-sentence summary: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NuLife Med, a healthcare equipment company, was breached in March 2022 potentially affecting 81,000+ patients and resulting in a potential $2 million class-action lawsuit settlement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Who was involved?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NuLife Med, LLC, 81,000+ patients, and a threat actor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What was the timeline?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">March 9, 2022: Attacker breaches NuLife Med<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">March 11, 2022: Attack ends after NuLife Med discovers unusual activity <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">April 13, 2022: NuLife Med discovers the breach (per Maine OAG report)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May 5, 2022: NuLife Med posts breach notice on their website<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">December 6, 2022: Class-action lawsuit is filed against NuLife Med in Broward County, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">February 6, 2023: Lawsuit settlement is filed and eventually approved<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What occurred?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NuLife Med, a healthcare equipment company based in New Hampshire, was breached in March 2022, potentially resulting in the disclosure of the following sensitive data for over 81,000+ patients: &#8220;name,<br>address, medical information and\/or health insurance information&#8221; &#8230; &#8220;Social Security number, driver\u2019s license information, and\/or financial account or credit card information&#8221; (NuLife Med, 2022; HHS, 2022). A class-action lawsuit ensued that was eventually settled for 1-year of credit monitoring or up to $25 per claimant, which comes out to over $2 million (no cap specified) (<em>Pires v. NuLife Med, LLC<\/em>, 2022; <em>Pires v. NuLife Med, LLC<\/em>, 2023). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Estimated costs:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Associated incident response costs, breach notification costs, litigation defense costs, settlement costs: (1 year free credit monitoring or up to $25 &#8220;for documented proof of loss&#8221; (potentially $2 million: 80,000 x $25) (<em>Pires v. NuLife Med, LLC<\/em>, 2023, p. 39), M-F call center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Involved laws: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Federal: HIPAA and HITECH <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">State: Maine: 10 M.R.S.A. \u00a7 1346<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Root cause: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TBA or N\/A (see disclaimer)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lessons learned: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TBA or N\/A (see disclaimer)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sources: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chief Outsiders (NuLife Med). (2018, March 12). <em>AAEAAQAAAAAAAAYkAAAAJDA2YTY0OTMxLTliZTctNDhkZC04MzM1LWQ4Mzk2ODNjMDIzYQ.png<\/em>. Chief Outsiders. https:\/\/www.chiefoutsiders.com\/clients\/nulifemed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HHS. (2022). Cases Currently Under Investigation. In <em>Breach Portal: Notice to the Secretary of HHS Breach of Unsecured Protected Health Information<\/em>. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. Retrieved April 14, 2023, from https:\/\/ocrportal.hhs.gov\/ocr\/breach\/breach_report.jsf<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NuLife Med. (2022). NuLife-Preliminary-Website-Notice-with-JBS-responses. In <em>NuLife Med<\/em>. NuLife Med, LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2023, from https:\/\/www.nulifemed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/NuLife-Preliminary-Website-Notice-with-JBS-responses.docx-003.pdf<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pires v. NuLife Med, LLC, Class Action Complaint, Filing No. 162480785 (Bro. Co. 2022). https:\/\/angeion-public.s3.amazonaws.com\/www.NuLifeMedClassSettlement.com\/docs\/Class%20Action%20Complaint.pdf<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pires v. NuLife Med, LLC, AMENDED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE, Docket No. CACE-22-017828 (Bro. 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