Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Entrust Corp. regarding its recent data breach. The Entrust data breach involved sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information belonging to an unknown number of individuals.
ABOUT ENTRUST CORP.:
Entrust is a software company offering digital security and credential issuance solutions to its customers. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Entrust offers secure payment solutions, strong identity solutions, and digital infrastructure solutions to financial, government, education, enterprise, healthcare, and retail industries across the globe. In fact, Entrust is the market leader in the financial card and government identification issuance market. Every day, Entrust issues more than 10 million credentials and encrypts 24 million financial messages. Founded in 1969, Entrust employs 2,500 individuals and has annual revenue of $800 million.
WHAT HAPPENED?
On June 18, 2022, Entrust discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which the sensitive information in its system may have been accessed and acquired. While much information is still unknown about the breach, various reports online indicate a ransomware group may have obtained data from Entrust’s network. On July 6, 2022, Entrust began notifying its clients of the data breach, which impacted certain of its systems used for internal operations. Recently, on December 2, 2022, Entrust notified additional individuals that their personal identifiable information and protected health information may have been impacted. The type of information exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Dates of birth
- Employment information (e.g., ID numbers, compensation details, and performance evaluations)
- Health information
If you receive a breach notification letter from Entrust:
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 Entrust 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 service provided by Entrust Corp.;
- 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.