Freedom Plaza Senior Living Data Breach Lawsuit

Freedom Plaza Senior Living, a senior care provider based in Sun City, Florida, has informed individuals about a potential data breach following suspicious activity involving certain employee email accounts. The breach, which was detected on or around September 16, 2024, led to the unauthorized access of certain data between September 6, 2024, and October 3, 2024.

The Discovery of Suspicious Activity

Freedom Plaza became aware of unusual activity related to employee email accounts in mid-September 2024. The organization immediately launched an investigation with the help of third-party computer forensic experts to assess the scope of the incident. Their findings revealed that sensitive data was accessed by an unauthorized party during the time frame of September 6 to October 3, 2024.

Although Freedom Plaza is still in the process of completing its investigation, it has confirmed that a limited amount of protected health information (PHI) may have been affected by the breach. The company is notifying potentially impacted individuals to provide transparency and allow them to take protective steps.

Types of Potentially Impacted Information

The data potentially compromised in the breach may include a wide range of personal and sensitive information. According to Freedom Plaza’s notification, the affected data may have included:

• Personal Information: First and last names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license or state ID numbers, passport numbers, military identification numbers, tribal identification numbers, and USCIS or alien registration numbers.

• Financial Information: Financial account numbers, payment card information, and other financial access details.

• Health Information: Medical record numbers, patient account numbers, Medicare and Medicaid numbers, health insurance details, mental or physical diagnosis information, medical treatment or procedure details, clinical information, prescription data, provider names, and locations.

• Other Sensitive Data: Biometric information, account usernames and passwords.

Freedom Plaza’s Response and Security Measures

In response to the breach, Freedom Plaza has taken immediate steps to improve its data security systems. The organization has implemented enhanced security measures across its systems and is reviewing its current policies and procedures to ensure they comply with best practices in data protection.

While Freedom Plaza has not identified any evidence of misuse of the impacted information, the company strongly encourages individuals to monitor their health care statements, credit reports, and other personal financial accounts for any signs of suspicious activity.

Steps You Can Take to Protect Your Information

We are encouraging affected individuals to remain vigilant by monitoring financial statements, credit activity, and health insurance claims. The organization has also provided detailed guidance on additional precautions, including:

• Review account statements and report suspicious activity to banks and law enforcement.

• Request free annual credit reports from all three major credit bureaus.

• Place a fraud alert on your credit report, which notifies creditors to take extra steps to verify your identity.

• Consider a security freeze, which restricts access to your credit file unless you lift the freeze using a personal identification number (PIN).

• Contact the FTC or state attorney general for more information on identity theft protections.

Legal Recourse

Following the breach, Freedom Plaza Senior Living faces potential class-action lawsuits from patients alleging negligence in protecting personal data. Data breach lawsuits often claim companies failed to implement adequate security measures or delayed disclosure of breaches, thereby increasing victims’ risk of financial and identity theft damages.

Affected users may be entitled to compensation for costs related to identity monitoring, fraudulent transactions, lost time addressing the breach, and emotional distress.

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