NationsBenefits class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Plaintiff Anthony Skuya has filed a class action lawsuit against NationsBenefits LLC.
- Why: NationsBenefits allegedly failed to adequately safeguard personal health data, leaving it vulnerable to a data breach that affected 3 million consumers.
- Where: The NationsBenefits class action lawsuit was filed in Florida federal court.
NationsBenefits LLC implemented “impermissibly inadequate data security” measures that left the personal information of 3 million consumers vulnerable to cybercriminals, according to a class action lawsuit filed May 5 in Florida federal court.
NationsBenefits provides supplemental benefits administration services to several employer health plans. It has received and maintained the personal identifying information (PII) and personal health information (PHI) of its clients’ patients and employees, storing these records on its computer systems, the NationsBenefits class action lawsuit explains.
Some of the personal data NationsBenefits collects includes individuals’ names, birthdates, addresses, member identification numbers, Social Security numbers, and/or employer names.
NationsBenefits data breach could have been prevented with better data security, plaintiff says
Plaintiff Anthony Skuya says NationsBenefits used Fortra LLC for IT management and software services, and entrusted sensitive data with the data.
On Feb. 1, Fortra reportedly informed its customers that its file transfer platform had been hacked and customer PII and PHI had been accessed, purportedly by a Russian hacker group.
“NationsBenefits could have prevented or mitigated the effects of the data breach by better securing its network, properly encrypting its data, or better selecting its information technology partners,” the NationsBenefits class action lawsuit asserts.
Skuya says he was notified of the NationsBenefits data breach on May 4 even though NationsBenefits knew of the breach for months.
“Time is of the essence when highly sensitive PII and PHI is subject to unauthorized access and/or acquisition,” Skuya says. Hackers can access and sell the unencrypted data to criminals, putting the victims at risk of fraud and identity theft.
The NationsBenefits class action lawsuit notes that healthcare data breaches are “particularly devastating” due to the sensitivity and detail of the PII.
Skuya asserts claims for negligence, unjust enrichment, and breach of implied contract. He is seeking injunctive relief to require NationsBenefits to improve their data security practices and notify each class member about the full nature and extent of the NationsBenefits data breach. He also seeks damages, attorneys’ fees, and pre- and post-judgment interest.
T-Mobile recently disclosed that it has been affected by two data breaches so far in 2023.
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Skuya is represented by John A. Yanchunis and Marcio W. Valladares of Morgan & Morgan Complex Litigation Group.
The NationsBenefits data breach class action lawsuit is Anthony Skuya v. NationsBenefits LLC, Case No. 0:23-cv-60846-RLR, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Division.
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61 thoughts onNationsBenefits class action claims data breach affects 3M consumers
I received a letter in the mail stating my account has been compromised add me please
I received my letter last March as well stating that Nations Benefits had a cyberattack last February, 2023 and it explained what had happened which was getting my full name, gender, birthdate, home address IDS from both insurance cards. I all they basically sad was that they had hired lawyers who deal with cyber issues… blah, blah, blah…. Haven’t heard a word since rather or not those that their identity was stolen would be compensated accordingly… kiss my A—, have a nice day or nothing. VERY SAD YOU CANT EVEN TRUST YOUR MEDICAL INSURANCE PROVIDERS ANYMORE THAN THE NEXT PERSON. Since OANDEMIC THE WORLD HAS GONE TO HELL IN A HAND BASKET… VERY SAD!
My Health Insurance Floridablue or BlueMedicare switched their heath rewards program to Nationsbenefits this year and we were given debit/credit cards to purchase items through this card. I have been having SEVERAL problems using my card and accessing my info on Floridablue’s website and having problems using my card! I have been calling both Nationsbenefits and fl blue about why this is happening and neither one told me about this data breach! Someone has been trying to use my debit card SEVERAL times. I was told by both companies that they are having problems but would not reveal what that problem was!! They never sent me an email or a letter telling me all their members personal info, most likely all our medical records and our debit card that nations bank sent out to all their members to use. I am so upset. They knew that there was a breach but they never told us so that we could take precautions to protect our info!! I can’t even get my card balance by calling nations benefits phone number! I entered my card number, my name, dob and zip code and it says that info is not valid!! Someone tried using one of my online companies I order from 9 times using a penny to see if it would go through!! All different times. Like they were trying to use different info until it went through!! Luckily it was declined. And Nationsbenefits asked me if I wanted a new card? I said for what reason. If they have a data breach then they will get my info and card number AGAIN!! So what good is it? I told them I will be suing them for this!! I am contacting Florida blue on Monday and filing another grievance only this time I now know why! Because they switched our rewards program to company who does not protect their servers and allowed hackers to get our info! I am on the dark web. I am sure all my bank info and everything else is breached as well! I went through this three times already and I have had it! Major corporations that can’t even stop hackers from breaking into their servers and stealing all their millions or billions of customers info. We are not safe anymore. Our identity is not secure. I had a breach from Lazarus naturals, t mobile, HCA Healthcare another major corp, Facebook. And a few others! Now this co???!!! I was the one person who contacted an atty about Lazarus naturals. I am still waiting on a settlement amount for this breach. I spent so much time dealing with all the aggravation and had to change all my passwords, cancel my bank card, put freezes on all three credit bureaus and make tons of calls. I am getting so many spam emails now. And people are trying to take money online using my debit card! I now have to go through all of this again? What really upsets me is neither company has told us yet. It’s been five months! And they knew this? But we were never informed! So that we could take precautions and change our passwords AGAIN!! Not a word was spoken about this! And I am sure they both knew!!! I want to sue them both! I am done! This is unacceptable. Please call me. I am a disabled senior and this stress is killing me!
I received a letter back in April 27, 2023 that my name, medicare number and address, birthday was affected and I get scam calls constantly for Medicare