Scott Cole & Associates Announces U.C. San Diego Health Data Breach Investigation

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Scott Cole & Associates is currently investigating the U.C. San Diego on claims of negligence and invasion of privacy arising out of the health care facility’s recent high-profile data breach.

In this breach, a vast amount of information was admittedly accessed including: contact information, dates of birth, claims information, laboratory test results, medical diagnoses and conditions, Medical Record Numbers and other medical identifiers, prescription information, treatment information, medical information, Social Security and government identification numbers, payment card numbers or financial account numbers and security codes, student ID numbers, usernames and passwords of an untold number of patients, employees and students. “The volume of data admittedly gathered in this attack is shocking,” says Scott Cole, the principal attorney at the investigating firm.

Scott Cole & Associates is collecting all available information regarding this latest cyber-attack and is interested in learning how it affected the patients, employees and students of U.C. San Diego Health. Any information you may have could be extremely helpful to that investigation, and the attorneys remain available to speak to you about your experience. Please contact the firm today—for free and in complete confidence.

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Since its inception in 1992, Scott Cole & Associates has litigated countless matters against businesses of all types, and in nearly every industry imaginable. It engages in California-based and nationwide litigation as a well-known and widely-respected member of the country’s legal community. For decades, the firm has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for countless workers and consumers, has been involved in record-setting resolutions and corrected countless unlawful practices.