SAGAFTRA Members Settle Lawsuit Against Health Plan Over Data Breach
pSubscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterppSubscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterppThe lawsuit alleged that members are at increased risk of identity theft and fraud after a data breach in which their personal information including names social security numbers and health insurance details was exposed pp
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Winston Cho
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SAGAFTRA members have settled a lawsuit against the union health plan over a data breach that exposed their personal informationpp
Lawyers for the actors on Tuesday told the court that theyve reached a settlement of this dispute in principle The terms werent disclosed
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The proposed class action accused the SAG Health a trust established to provide health benefits to members of failing to adequately safeguard member data employ basic security measures and timely notify members of the breach It brought claims for negligence invasion of privacy and unjust enrichment among others and sought at least 5 million
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The filing of the lawsuit followed a data breach last year in which information including names social security numbers and health insurance and medical details was obtained through an email phishing attack Its unknown how many members were affected by the breachpp
SAGAFTRA members alleged that they werent notified of the breach until December nearly three months after the union learned of it They argued theyre now at an increased risk of identity theft and fraudpp
This exfiltrated personal data the full extent of which SAG Health has failed to disclose to the public allows hackers to gain a clear image of each individual and track their whereabouts leading hackers to each victims behavior and background wrote Yana Hart a lawyer for the members in the complaint This effectively provides criminals with a key to their personal lives making it easy to match additional data gaining access to their personal accounts and insight on their preferences
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The lawsuit also claimed that members overpaid for their health plans in light of the data breachpp
SAGAFTRA initiation fees are 3000 with annual dues of 236 plus roughly 15 percent of covered earnings Members must pay 375 per quarter for health coverageppSign up for THR news straight to your inbox every dayppSign up for THR news straight to your inbox every dayppSubscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterppSend us a tip using our anonymous formp
By
Winston Cho
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SAGAFTRA members have settled a lawsuit against the union health plan over a data breach that exposed their personal informationpp
Lawyers for the actors on Tuesday told the court that theyve reached a settlement of this dispute in principle The terms werent disclosed
pp
The proposed class action accused the SAG Health a trust established to provide health benefits to members of failing to adequately safeguard member data employ basic security measures and timely notify members of the breach It brought claims for negligence invasion of privacy and unjust enrichment among others and sought at least 5 million
pp
The filing of the lawsuit followed a data breach last year in which information including names social security numbers and health insurance and medical details was obtained through an email phishing attack Its unknown how many members were affected by the breachpp
SAGAFTRA members alleged that they werent notified of the breach until December nearly three months after the union learned of it They argued theyre now at an increased risk of identity theft and fraudpp
This exfiltrated personal data the full extent of which SAG Health has failed to disclose to the public allows hackers to gain a clear image of each individual and track their whereabouts leading hackers to each victims behavior and background wrote Yana Hart a lawyer for the members in the complaint This effectively provides criminals with a key to their personal lives making it easy to match additional data gaining access to their personal accounts and insight on their preferences
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The lawsuit also claimed that members overpaid for their health plans in light of the data breachpp
SAGAFTRA initiation fees are 3000 with annual dues of 236 plus roughly 15 percent of covered earnings Members must pay 375 per quarter for health coverageppSign up for THR news straight to your inbox every dayppSign up for THR news straight to your inbox every dayppSubscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterppSend us a tip using our anonymous formp
