Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc. regarding a recent data breach. The Pape-Dawson Engineers data breach involved sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information belonging to an unknown number of individuals.
ABOUT PAPE-DAWSON ENGINEERS, INC.:
Pape-Dawson Engineers is a civil engineering firm headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. Pape-Dawson Engineers provides civil engineering, surveying, GIS, and environmental services to public and private clients across the state of Texas. Founded in 1965 with a single office in San Antonio, Pape-Dawson Engineers has grown to employ over 850 employees at offices in San Antonio, Austin, Houston, Tomball, Fort Worth, Dallas, New Braunfels, and Corpus Christi.
WHAT HAPPENED?
On or about February 21, 2022, Pape-Dawson Engineers discovered that it experienced a data breach in which the sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information of individuals in its system may have been accessed. While much information is still unknown about the data breach, Pape-Dawson Engineers began an investigation and determined that its systems had been breached between February 21 and February 25, 2022. On June 21, 2022, Pape-Dawson Engineers began notifying individuals whose information may have been impacted. The type of information exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Driver’s license number
- Financial information
- Medical information
If you received a data breach notification letter from Pape-Dawson Engineers:
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 Pape-Dawson Engineers 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 Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc.;
- 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.