On February 24, 2023, Advanced Health Media (“AHM”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Montana after learning that an unauthorized party was able to access certain company servers that stored confidential consumer data. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized party gaining access to consumers’ names, addresses, Social Security numbers and other identification numbers. After confirming that consumer data was leaked, AHM 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 Advanced Healthcare Media, it is essential you understand what is at risk and what you can do about it. 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 Advanced Healthcare Media data breach, please see our recent piece on the topic here.
What We Know So Far About the Advanced Health Media Breach
The available information regarding the Advanced Health Media breach comes from the company’s filing with the Attorney General of Montana. According to this source, on approximately December 16, 2022, AHM learned that certain servers on its computer network were accessed by an unauthorized party. In response, AHM began an investigation to learn more about the incident and whether any sensitive consumer information was leaked as a result.
The AHM investigation confirmed that, on around November 27, 2022, an unauthorized party was indeed able to access certain company files. It was later determined that some of the accessible files contained sensitive information belonging to speaking and consulting arrangements organized by the company.
Upon discovering that sensitive consumer data was made available to an unauthorized party, Advanced Health Media began to review the affected files to determine what information was compromised and which consumers were impacted. While the breached information varies depending on the individual, it may include your name, address, Social Security number and possibly other identification numbers.
On February 24, 2023, Advanced Health Media sent out data breach letters to all individuals whose information was compromised as a result of the recent data security incident.
More Information About Advanced Health Media
Advanced Health Media LLC is a provider of meeting logistics, commercial compliance management solutions, and sales force productivity tools for the pharmaceutical industry. AHM also facilitates speaking and consulting engagements on behalf of more than 40,000 pharmaceutical reps and healthcare practitioners. In 2018, Advanced Health Media merged with IQVIA, a large healthcare software company that provides analytics, technology solutions, and contract research services to the healthcare industry. IQVIA employs more than 82,000 people and generates approximately $8.6 billion in annual revenue.
