Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Konen & Associates, which does business as Unified Pain Management, regarding its recent data breach. The Unified Pain Management data breach involved sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT KONEN & ASSOCIATES D/B/A UNIFIED PAIN MANAGEMENT:
Unified Pain Management is a collection of doctors that provide health care services to treat and manage pain. As a pain management business, Unified Pain Management offers long term pain medications, regenerative medical procedures, spinal cord simulators, and targeted drug delivery through pumps and stints. Headquartered in Dallas Texas, Unified Pain Management has locations throughout the Dallas and Fort Worth area in Dallas, Carrollton, Frisco, and Midland, Texas. Unified Pain Management is comprised of 5 physicians who specialize in diagnosing and treating pain.
WHAT HAPPENED?
On March 21, 2023, Unified Pain Management discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which the sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information in its systems may have been accessed. Through its investigation, Unified Pain Management determined that an unauthorized actor may have accessed this sensitive information through corporate email accounts on March 21, 2023. On June 14, 2023, Unified Pain Management began contacting individuals whose information may have been impacted. The type of information exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Address
- Health insurance information
- Payment information
- Treatment and diagnosis
If you received a breach notification letter from Konen & Associates d/b/a Unified Pain Management:
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 Unified Pain Management 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 Konen & Associates d/b/a Unified Pain Management;
- 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.