Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Atlas MedStaff, LLC, regarding its recent data breach. The Atlas MedStaff data breach involved sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information belonging to over 6,200 current and former employees.
ABOUT ATLAS MEDSTAFF, LLC:
Atlas MedStaff is a staffing and recruiting agency that specializes in working with travel nurses. Founded in 2011, Atlas MedStaff aims to assign travel nurses to vacant nursing positions in clinics and hospitals throughout the United States. Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, Atlas MedStaff employs over 1,000 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
On October 21, 2021, Atlas MedStaff 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, Atlas MedStaff determined that it had experienced a data breach in which an unknown actor may have gained access to this sensitive information between October 15 and October 21, 2021. On August 5, 2022, Atlas MedStaff began notifying individuals whose information may have been impacted. The type of information exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Driver’s license number
- Medical information
If you received a breach notification letter from Atlas MedStaff:
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 Atlas MedStaff 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 Atlas MedStaff, LLC;
- 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.
LINKS
[1] https://ago.vermont.gov/blog/2022/08/05/atlas-medstaff-data-breach-notice-to-consumers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=atlas-medstaff-data-breach-notice-to-consumers
[2] https://oagtx.force.com/datasecuritybreachreport/apex/DataSecurityReportsPage
[3] https://www.mass.gov/doc/assigned-data-beach-number-28008-atlas-medstaff-llc/download