Plaintiff David J. Rubin, on behalf of himself and all other similarly situated, has filed suit against Scripps Health over allegations that the company
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Plaintiff David J. Rubin, on behalf of himself and all other similarly situated, has filed suit against Scripps Health over allegations that the company failed to adequately protect the protect the “personable identifiable health and financial information,” or PII, of both Rubin and the class members. The suit, which was filed Wednesday in the Southern District of California, was prompted by a ransomware attack on Scripps that led to the compromising of the PII.
The PII that was compromised in the attack, which took place on April 21,, included names, addresses, insurance information, medical records, social security numbers, and more, the complaint said. The ransomware attack occurred despite reassurance from Scripps that they take “great care to ensure health information is kept private and secure,” as is mandated by both state and federal law. The plaintiff contended that Scripps failed in three separate respects – they failed to info