On March 10, 2023, ZOLL Medical Corporation (“ZOLL”) filed a notice of data breach with the Maine Attorney General following a cybersecurity incident that resulted in the confidential information of more than 1,000,000 consumers being leaked. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to consumers’ names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. After confirming that consumer data was leaked, ZOLL began sending out data breach notification letters to all individuals who were impacted by the recent data security incident.
If you received a data breach notification from ZOLL Medical Corporation, it is essential you understand what is at risk and what you can do about it. Medical device manufacturers collect and retain an extensive amount of information about patients and consumers and should take every possible precaution to keep this data secure. However, many consumers affected by the recent ZOLL data breach have begun questioning the company’s commitment to data security. To learn more about how to protect yourself from becoming a victim of fraud or identity theft and what your legal options are in the wake of the ZOLL Medical Corporation data breach, please see our recent piece on the topic here.
What We Know So Far About the ZOLL Medical Corporation Breach
The available information regarding the ZOLL Medical Corporation breach comes from the company’s filing with the Maine Attorney General. According to this source, on January 28, 2023, ZOLL detected suspicious activity within its computer network. In response, the company took steps to contain the incident and then began working with a third-party cybersecurity firm to conduct an investigation.
The ZOLL investigation confirmed that certain files containing confidential consumer data were accessible to the unauthorized party.
Upon discovering that sensitive consumer data was made available to an unauthorized party, ZOLL Medical Corporation began to review the affected files to determine what information was compromised and which consumers were impacted. ZOLL completed this process on February 2, 2023, and while the breached information varies depending on the individual, it may include your name, address, date of birth, and Social Security number.
On March 10, 2023, ZOLL Medical Corporation sent out data breach letters to all individuals whose information was compromised as a result of the recent data security incident. According to the Maine Attorney General, the ZOLL data breach affected the confidential information of 1,004,443 individuals.
More Information About ZOLL Medical Corporation
Founded in 1980, ZOLL Medical Corporation is a medical device manufacturing company based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. The company designs, manufactures and sells a wide range of medical devices and software solutions, including those related to defibrillation and cardiac monitoring, circulation enhancement and CPR feedback, supersaturated oxygen therapy, data management, ventilation, therapeutic temperature management, and sleep apnea diagnosis and treatment. ZOLL Medical Corp. is owned by Asahi Kasei, a multi-billion-dollar chemical company based in Tokyo, Japan. ZOLL Medical Corporation employs more than 3,430 people and generates approximately $457 million in annual revenue.