Plasma-Donation Chain Hit With Class Action Over Data Breach

A plasma-donation chain’s “woefully inadequate data security measures” exposed the sensitive health data and personal information of hundreds of thousands of patients to hackers, according to a proposed class action filed in a North Carolina federal court.

An April 17 data breach affecting 190 of Octapharma Plasma Inc.'s plasma donation centers across 35 states exposed social security numbers and laboratory data in violation of federal law requiring covered health bodies protect sensitive information, according to the complaint filed in the US District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. Moreover, the complaint alleges, the company violated the Health Insurance ...