Class action lawsuit filed against UPMC over data breach
Update: Ultimate Software Group has denied any responsibility for the UPMC breach and say they don’t think UPMC is even a client. Read more here.
Original article:
Bob Mayo reports:
A class action lawsuit filed in federal court targets both the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and a payroll software company it uses called the Ultimate Software Group, seeking damages and protection for employees affected by a breach of confidential data.
Read more on WTAE.
Related: see Brian Krebs’ coverage of how UltiPro has been linked to hacks at a number of healthcare organizations where data may have been subsequently used for tax refund fraud.