Private personal and medical information relating to approximately 11 million HCA patients was exposed on an online forum

On July 19, 2023, Lieff Cabraser and Spragens Law filed a class action lawsuit in federal district court in the Middle District of Tennessee against HCA Healthcare Inc. for negligence, breach of confidence, deceptive trade practices, and unjust enrichment, among other charges, relating to a massive data breach that exposed private personal data relating to approximately 11 million patients. The lawsuit seeks declaratory and injunctive relief as well as compensatory and general damages.

In early July 2023, Lieff Cabraser’s cybersecurity team actively investigated reports of a serious medical data breach affecting HCA Healthcare Inc., a Nashville, Tennessee-based company which describes itself as “one of the nation’s largest healthcare providers, with hundreds of hospitals and clinics across the country.”

On July 10, 2023, HCA announced that a list with names, email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, and appointment information had been fully exposed online. HCA indicated it was still investigating the exposure and would not confirm how many patients were affected, but noted that the list contained 27 million rows of data on about 11 million patients.

If you suspect that you or a family member have had your data stolen and exposed as a result of the massive HCA Healthcare patient data breach, we urge you to use the form below to contact a data privacy lawyer at Lieff Cabraser today for help. There is no fee or cost for our review of your potential case, and the information you provide will help us hold HCA accountable for its failure to properly secure and protect your confidential medical and personal data.

Lieff Cabraser’s Privacy & Cybersecurity practice group is a nationally-recognized leader in the pursuit of preserving people’s privacy against the pervasive intrusions of digital technology into all aspects of our daily lives. We have a proven track record of successfully taking on the powerhouses of Big Data and social media. The Privacy & Cybersecurity practice group’s honors include the National Law Journal’s 2019 Elite Trial Lawyers award for privacy and data breach litigation and Law360’s 2017 Data Privacy Practice Group of the Year.