UNC Health, Signature Performance Sued Over January Data Breach

UNC Health Southeastern and its administrative-services vendor Signature Performance Inc. failed to protect the personal information of thousands of people that was exposed in a January data breach, a proposed federal class action said.

Lea Jacobs alleged that UNC Health Southeastern, a hospital based in Lumberton, N.C., and Signature Performance breached their duties under common law, HIPPA, and the Federal Trade Commission Act to implement reasonable data-security measures and properly monitor their networks.

Information exposed in the breach may have included names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, provider names, dates of service, medical record/case numbers, Medicare/Medicaid ...