Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Mississippi Children’s Home Society, CARES Center, Inc., Mississippi Children’s Home Services, Inc., d/b/a Canopy Children’s Solutions (“Canopy”) regarding its recent data breach. The Canopy data breach involved sensitive personal information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT CANOPY CHILDREN’S SOLUTIONS:
Canopy is a family services organization based in Mississippi. Founded in 1912, Canopy provides a continuum of behavioral health, educational and family support solutions to children and families, including therapy and crisis intervention, the Canopy School, and family support services. Today, Canopy has served over 6,000 children and families and has provided licensed therapy for over 2,500 children.2 Headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, Canopy employs over 200 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, Canopy discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal information in its system may have been accessed and acquired. Through its investigation, Canopy determined that an unauthorized actor may have accessed this sensitive information on April 4, 2023. On February 2, 2024, Canopy began notifying individuals whose information may have been impacted. The exact type of information potentially exposed has not been made publicly available by Canopy.
If you received a breach notification letter from Canopy Children's Solutions:
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 Canopy 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 any free credit monitoring services provided by Canopy Children’s Solutions:
- 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.