Oklahoma City, OK (December 17, 2024) – The law firm of Federman & Sherwood has initiated an investigation into Certified Employment Screening Inc., d/b/a Americhek with respect to their recent data breach. BackChecked, a vendor of Americhek recently discovered unauthorized access to its digital systems. Upon investigating, BackChecked determined that an unauthorized individual accessed its systems on September 26, 2024, and may have obtained information from certain applicants’ records. On October 29, 2024, BackChecked notified Americhek that a data security incident had occurred and that it had potentially impacted certain applicant information provided by Americhek. As a result, Americhek immediately […]

Oklahoma City, OK (December 16, 2024) – Federman & Sherwood investigates Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Texas Tech Health El Paso (collectively, “Texas Tech Health Sciences Centers,” or “the HSCs”) for data breach. Recently, Texas Tech Health Sciences Centers posted a website notice explaining that the organizations experienced a cybersecurity event. In this notice, Texas Tech Health Sciences Centers explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information. Texas Tech Health Sciences Centers immediately launched an investigation into the incident. Through this investigation, the HSCs confirmed that an unauthorized party accessed […]

Oklahoma City, OK (December 16, 2024) – Federman & Sherwood investigates ConnectOnCall.com (“ConnectOnCall”) for data breach. On December 13, 2024, ConnectOnCall filed notice of a data breach with the Attorney General of California. ConnectOnCall experienced a cybersecurity incident involving their network between February 16, 2024 and May 12, 2024. ConnectOnCall immediately launched an investigation into the incident. The investigation determined that an unauthorized third party gained access to the ConnectOnCall network and accessed certain individuals’ personal and sensitive information. One of the companies that was affected by the incident, Optim Health System, also posted a website notice describing the incident. […]

Oklahoma City, OK (December 13, 2024) – Federman & Sherwood investigates Young Life for data breach. On December 12, 2024, Young Life filed notice of a data breach with the Attorney General of Maine. Young Life experienced a cybersecurity incident involving their network between June 13, 2024 and June 14, 2024. Young Life immediately launched an investigation into the incident. The investigation determined that an unauthorized third party gained access to the Young Life network and accessed certain individuals’ personal and sensitive information. On December 12, 2024, Young Life began to send out data breach notification letters to all individuals […]

Oklahoma City, OK (November 18, 2024) – Federman & Sherwood investigates Martin Sprocket & Gear, Inc. (“Martin”) for data breach. On December 16, 2024, Martin filed notice of a data breach with the Attorney General of California. Martin experienced a cybersecurity incident involving their network on or about July 29, 2024. Martin immediately launched an investigation into the incident. The investigation determined that an unauthorized third party gained access to Martin’s network and accessed certain individuals’ personal and sensitive information. On December 16, 2024, Martin will begin to send out data breach notification letters to all individuals affected by the […]

Oklahoma City, OK (December 13, 2024) – The law firm of Federman & Sherwood has initiated an investigation into SRP Federal Credit Union with respect to their recent data breach. SRP Federal Credit Union recently detected suspicious activity in its computer network. Upon discovering the incident, SRP Federal Credit Union immediately implemented its incident response protocols, notified law enforcement, and worked to secure its systems. SRP Federal Credit Union also engaged a forensic security firm to assist with the investigation and confirm the security of its computer systems. The forensic investigation determined that an unknown, unauthorized third party accessed SRP […]

Oklahoma City, OK (December 13, 2024) – The law firm of Federman & Sherwood has initiated an investigation into Ames Goldsmith with respect to their recent data breach. On or around October 3, 2024, Ames became aware of certain unauthorized activity within its computer systems. Upon discovery, Ames immediately secured its network and swiftly engaged a third-party team of forensic investigators in order to determine the full nature and scope of the incident. On November 15, 2024, following a thorough investigation, it was confirmed that a limited amount of personal information may have been accessed by an unauthorized third party […]

Oklahoma City, OK (December 13, 2024) – The law firm of Federman & Sherwood has initiated an investigation into Byte Federal with respect to their recent data breach. On November 18, 2024, Bitcoin ATM operator Byte Federal Inc. discovered a data breach involving unauthorized access to one of its servers due to a vulnerability in third-party software. The Byte Federal data breach exposed customers’ sensitive personal information, including names, birthdates, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, government-issued IDs, Social Security numbers, transaction activity, and user photographs. The company is working with an independent cybersecurity team to conduct a forensic investigation and is sending notice to […]

Oklahoma City, OK (December 13, 2024) – The law firm of Federman & Sherwood has initiated an investigation into Duke Energy with respect to their recent data breach. Duke Energy is alerting customers to a May 2024 data breach in which a third party may have stolen customer information from its public website. The company believes the bad actors could have utilized externally obtained personal information to gain access to additional details about customer accounts. While passwords for both residential and business accounts were not compromised, other sensitive information may have been exposed in the Duke Energy data breach. This includes utility […]

Oklahoma City, OK (December 12, 2024) – Federman & Sherwood investigates Center for Vein Restoration (“CVR”) for data breach. On or about October 6, 2024, CVR detected suspicious activity within its IT network. An investigation was launched, revealing that an unauthorized user had gained access to personal information belonging to both patients and employees. Although it is not certain as to when, CVR has begun to send out data breach notice letters to all individuals impacted by the data breach. The type of information potentially exposed includes: • Names • Addresses • Dates of birth • Social Security numbers • […]