Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Pacific Rehabilitation Centers (“Pacific Rehabilitation”) regarding its recent data breach. The Pacific Rehabilitation data breach may have involved sensitive personal information and protected health information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT PACIFIC REHABILITATION CENTERS:
Pacific Rehabilitation is a healthcare organization based in Washington. Founded in 1984, Pacific Rehabilitation specializes in return to work services, providing acute, sub-acute and chronic pain medical rehabilitation.2 Today, Pacific Rehabilitation uses a multidisciplinary approach including medicine, physical and occupational therapy, behavioral health services, and vocational counseling, focused on returning patients back to work.3 Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, Pacific Rehabilitation has two additional locations in Washington and employs over 50 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, Pacific Rehabilitation announced that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information in its systems may have been compromised. According to the breach notice, on December 30, 2024, a Pacific Rehabilitation employee received a ransomware notice on their computer.1 As a result, Pacific Rehabilitation launched an investigation to determine the nature of the incident.
Through its investigation, Pacific Rehabilitation confirmed that sensitive personal information in its systems may have been encrypted by an unauthorized third party during the breach. As a result, Pacific Rehabilitation began a review of the data to determine what information had been impacted as well as identify the specific individuals affected. While the information impacted varies depending on the individual, the type of information potentially exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Address
- Date of birth
- Email address
- Driver’s license number
- Passport number
- Citizenship status
- Banking information for direct deposit
- Electronic signatures
- Dependent personal information
As a result of the data breach, Pacific Rehabilitation posted a notice of the incident on its website. A link to the form breach notification that Pacific Rehabilitation posted to its website is below.
If you received a breach notification letter from Pacific Rehabilitation Centers:
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 872.263.1100 or sam@straussborrelli.com.
