Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center regarding a recent data breach. The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center data breach involved sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information belonging to over 1,290,000 patients.
ABOUT TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER:
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is public medical school as well as a medical practice that operates primary and specialty-care clinics across western Texas. Based in Lubbock, Texas, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has additional practice locations in Amarillo, Midland, and Odessa. Founded in 1969, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center employs more than 200 physicians and serves more than 100 counties and 230,000 patients.
WHAT HAPPENED?
On December 4, 2021, one of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center’s vendor partners, Eye Care Leaders, Inc., experienced a data breach in which the sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center patients may have been accessed. On June 7, 2022, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center began notifying individuals whose information may have been impacted. The type of information exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Address
- Telephone number
- Date of birth
- Driver’s license number
- Gender
- Medical record number
- Health insurance information
- Medial information related to ophthalmology services
If you are a current or former patient at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies in response to this data breach. Please fill out the form, below, or contact us at (608) 237-1775 or sam@turkestrauss.com.
If you were impacted by the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center data breach, you may consider taking the following steps to protect your personal information.
- Carefully review the breach notice and retain a copy;
- Enroll in the free credit monitoring service provided by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center;
- Change passwords and security questions for online accounts;
- Regularly review account statements for signs of fraud or unauthorized activity;
- Monitor credit reports for signs of identity theft; and
- Contact a credit bureau(s) to request a temporary fraud alert.