Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Health System regarding their recent data breach. The Johns Hopkins data breach involved sensitive personal information and financial information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY AND JOHNS HOPKINS HEALTH SYSTEM:
Johns Hopkins University is a private research university with its main campus located in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins University prides itself as America’s first research university. With more than 260 programs ranging from arts and sciences and education to medicine and engineering, Johns Hopkins University enrolls 30,000 students annually. The University was named after its first benefactor, Johns Hopkins, who, on his death, bequeathed $7 million to fund a university and hospital in Baltimore. At the time, the donation was the largest philanthropic gift in United States history. As of 2019, 30 Nobel laureates have been affiliated with Johns Hopkins University’s faculty and alumni. Today, Johns Hopkins University has an endowment of $9.32 billion and employs over 27,000 individuals.
Johns Hopkins Health System is a not-for-profit healthcare organization offering medical care to individuals through its academically based health system. Included in Johns Hopkins Health System are the world-renowned The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Howard County General Hospital, Suburban Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital, The Johns Hopkins All Children’s Health System, Johns Hopkins Community Physicians, The Johns Hopkins Medical Services Corporation, and Johns Hopkins Medical Management Corporation. Additionally, Johns Hopkins Health System collaborates with The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine to operate Johns Hopkins Medicine, which treats more than 2.8 patients annually.
WHAT HAPPENED?
On May 31, 2023, Johns Hopkins experienced a data breach in which the sensitive personal information and financial information in its systems may have been accessed. Through its investigation, Johns Hopkins determined that an unauthorized actor accessed this sensitive information by targeting a vulnerability in a software tool used by Johns Hopkins. While much information is still unknown about the breach, news organizations are reporting that Johns Hopkins notified members of the Johns Hopkins community that the data breach may have impacted the information of Johns Hopkins employees, students, and/or patients. Since discovering the data breach, Johns Hopkins has posted a notice of the data breach on its website, which states that, once its investigation is complete, Johns Hopkins will notify individuals impacted by the data breach and provide those individuals with credit monitoring services.
If you are a current or former student or employee of Johns Hopkins University or a current or former patient or employee of Johns Hopkins Health System:
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 Johns Hopkins data breach, you may consider taking the following steps to protect your personal information.
- Carefully review any breach notice and retain a copy;
- Enroll in any free credit monitoring services provided by Johns Hopkins University or Johns Hopkins Health System;
- 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.