Connecticut Community Health Center Sued Over 2024 Data Breach

Connecticut-based Community Health Center Inc. negligently failed to protect the personal information of more than 1.1 million people that was exposed in an October 2024 data breach, a proposed federal class action said.

Lead plaintiff Tracy Murray alleged that Community Health breached its duties under common law, contract law, industry standards, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and the Federal Trade Commission Act to implement reasonable and adequate data-security measures and provide timely notice of the incident.

Information exposed in the breach included names, dates of birth, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, diagnoses, treatment details, test results, Social Security ...