PITTSBURGH, Dec. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VITAS Hospice Services, LLC (“VITAS”),1 recently announced a cybersecurity incident, which impacted the personal information of countless individuals. Lynch Carpenter, LLP is investigating claims against VITAS related to this data breach. For an attorney to review your case, visit our site HERE.
In the incident, an unauthorized person gained access to VITAS’s network and may have acquired records containing personally identifiable information (“PII”) and protected health information (“PHI”) that includes individuals’ names in combination with:
• address
• date of birth
• Social Security number
• driver’s license number
• insurance information
• medical information such as diagnosis, medications, and lab results
If your information was impacted in this incident, you may be entitled to compensation. For an attorney to review your case, visit our site HERE.
If you have received any other data breach notice letters in the last 30 days, please contact us here.
About Lynch Carpenter
Lynch Carpenter is a national class action law firm with offices in Pennsylvania, California, and Illinois. Our firm has represented millions of clients in data privacy matters for more than a decade and has earned national acclaim for complex litigation for plaintiffs across the country. To learn more, please visit www.lynchcarpenter.com.
For more information, please call Jerry Wells at (412) 322-9243, or email him at [email protected].
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