Choice Specialty Pharmacy Provides Notice of Data Breach to 27,329 Consumers | Console and Associates, P.C.
On August 20, 2024, Contents Trader, Inc. d/b/a Choice Specialty Pharmacy filed a notice of data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access information in the company’s possession. In this notice, Choice Specialty Pharmacy explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access consumers’ sensitive information. Upon completing its investigation, Choice Specialty Pharmacy will begin sending out data breach notification letters to all individuals whose information was affected by the recent data security incident.
If you receive a data breach notification from Contents Trader, Inc., it is essential you understand what is at risk and what you can do about it. A data breach lawyer can help you learn more about how to protect yourself from becoming a victim of fraud or identity theft, as well as discuss your legal options following the Choice Specialty Pharmacy data breach. For more information, please see our recent piece on the topic here.
What Caused the Choice Specialty Pharmacy Data Breach?
The Choice Specialty Pharmacy data breach was only recently announced, and more information is expected in the near future. Unfortunately, Choice Specialty Pharmacy has not issued a press release discussing the incident, and the company’s filing with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights provides only limited information on what led up to the breach. Thus, at this point, we don’t know if the data leak was the result of a cyberattack against Choice Specialty Pharmacy or whether hackers obtained the information by targeting one of the company’s vendors in a third-party data breach.
Regardless, after learning that sensitive consumer data was accessible to an unauthorized party, Choice Specialty Pharmacy reviewed the compromised files to determine what information was leaked and which consumers were impacted.
Unfortunately, Contents Trader, Inc. does not appear to have publicly disclosed the leaked data types. However, only those breaches that impact the protected health information of more than 500 or more individuals must be reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. Thus, despite the dearth of available information, it’s likely that the incident affected victims’ protected health information.
On August 20, 2024, Choice Specialty Pharmacy posted notice of the incident with the HHS-OCR. Typically, this is when companies send out data breach letters to anyone who was affected by the recent data security incident; however, the timeframe in the Choice Specialty Pharmacy data breach could vary. Regardless, these letters should provide victims with a list of what information belonging to them was compromised.
More Information About Contents Trader, Inc.
Contents Trader, Inc. d/b/a Choice Specialty Pharmacy is a specialty pharmacy based in Sugar Land, Texas. Choice Specialty Pharmacy specializes in creating pharmaceutical compounds for those who cannot tolerate mass-produced medication. Choice Specialty Pharmacy employs more than 25 people and generates approximately $5 million in annual revenue.
