{"id":196086,"date":"2026-05-18T23:40:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T23:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/196086\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T23:40:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T23:40:40","slug":"erie-family-health-centers-data-breach-impacts-570k-ssns-exposed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/196086\/","title":{"rendered":"Erie Family Health Centers Data Breach Impacts 570K, SSNs Exposed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  Erie Family Health Centers Data Breach: Lawsuit Investigation   <\/p>\n<p>Attorneys working with ClassAction.org are looking into whether a class action lawsuit can be filed in light of the Erie Family Health Centers data breach.<\/p>\n<p>As part of their investigation, they need to hear from individuals who had their information exposed in the incident, including those who received notice of the Erie Family Health Centers data breach or otherwise believe they are affected.<\/p>\n<p>  Erie Family Health Centers Security Incident: What Happened?<\/p>\n<p>Erie Family Health Centers, operating 11 locations and three high school health centers in the Chicago area, has reported a data breach <a href=\"https:\/\/ocrportal.hhs.gov\/ocr\/breach\/breach_report_hip.jsf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">affecting 570,000 people<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classaction.org\/media\/erie-family-health-centers-data-breach-online-notice-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">notice posted on Erie Family Health Centers\u2019 website<\/a> states that potential unauthorized access was first detected on January 27, 2026. An investigation into the incident revealed that the Erie Family Health Centers data breach occurred between December 10, 2025 and January 27, 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The information compromised in the Erie data breach may include names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, Social Security numbers, driver\u2019s license\/state ID numbers, taxpayer ID numbers, passport numbers, financial account information and payment card information. Other data potentially exposed includes\u00a0online account credentials, digital signatures, biometric data, dates of birth, treatment or diagnosis information, prescription information, dates of service, patient and encounter ID numbers, provider names, patient account and medical record numbers, Medicare\/Medicaid numbers, health insurance information, and treatment cost information. The data affected varies by individual.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Erie Family Health Centers will notify potentially affected individuals for whom it has address information\u00a0by mail.<\/p>\n<p>What You Can Do After the Erie Family Health Centers Data Breach  <\/p>\n<p>If your information was exposed in the Erie Family Health Centers data breach, attorneys want to hear from you. You may be able to start a class action lawsuit to recover compensation for loss of privacy, time spent dealing with the breach, out-of-pocket costs, and more.<\/p>\n<p>A successful case could also force Erie Family Health Centers to ensure they take proper steps to protect the information they were entrusted with.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ma0 tl lh-tw-copy pa0\"> Affected by the Erie Family Health Centers data breach? Fill out the form on this page today. <\/p>\n<p>Impacted Data:<\/p>\n<p>&amp;bullet; Social Security Number<\/p>\n<p>&amp;bullet; Date of Birth<\/p>\n<p>&amp;bullet; Address<\/p>\n<p>&amp;bullet; Financial Account Information<\/p>\n<p>&amp;bullet; Payment Card Information<\/p>\n<p>&amp;bullet; Phone Number<\/p>\n<p>&amp;bullet; Email Address<\/p>\n<p>&amp;bullet; Prescription Information<\/p>\n<p>&amp;bullet; Provider Name<\/p>\n<p>&amp;bullet; Medical Record Number<\/p>\n<p>&amp;bullet; Passport Number<\/p>\n<p>&amp;bullet; Biometric Data<\/p>\n<p>&amp;bullet; Patient Account Number<\/p>\n<p>&amp;bullet; Taxpayer Identification Number<\/p>\n<p>&amp;bullet; Name<\/p>\n<p>&amp;bullet; Patient ID Number<\/p>\n<p>&amp;bullet; Driver&#8217;s License\/State ID Number<\/p>\n<p>&amp;bullet; Online Account Credentials<\/p>\n<p>&amp;bullet; Digital Signature<\/p>\n<p>&amp;bullet; Treatment Cost Information<\/p>\n<p>&amp;bullet; Date of Service<\/p>\n<p>&amp;bullet; Health Insurance Information<\/p>\n<p>&amp;bullet; Medicare\/Medicaid Number<\/p>\n<p>&amp;bullet; Medical Treatment or Diagnosis Information<\/p>\n<p>&amp;bullet; Encounter ID Number<\/p>\n<p>   Take Action  <\/p>\n<p class=\"ma0 tl lh-tw-copy pa0\">If you believe your information was exposed in the Erie Family Health Centers data breach, fill out the form on this page to get in touch with us. <\/p>\n<p>An attorney or legal representative may then reach out to you to explain more about this investigation and ask you a few questions.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, there is no cost to get in touch, and you are under no obligation to take action after speaking to someone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-prose\"> Published: May 18, 2026  <\/p>\n<p>           <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/newsletter-img-new.png\" class=\"z-3 js-lazy-img center relative\" alt=\"ClassAction.org Newsletter\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"94\" height=\"94\"\/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/newsletter-dots-bg.png\" class=\"z-1 js-lazy-img absolute top-0 right-0\" alt=\"ClassAction.org Newsletter\" role=\"presentation\" width=\"168\" height=\"135\"\/> Join the Newsletter  <\/p>\n<p class=\"measure-narrow white lh-copy center tc\">New cases and investigations, settlement deadlines, and news straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>              <a href=\"#comments\" class=\"dn\">\u00a0<\/a>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Erie Family Health Centers Data Breach: Lawsuit Investigation Attorneys working with ClassAction.org are looking into whether a class&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":196087,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[136,138,137],"class_list":["post-196086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-erie","tag-erie","tag-erie-headlines","tag-erie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196086\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/196087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}