Association of Texas Professional Educators Data Breach
Last Updated on June 18, 2024
At A Glance
- What's Going On?
- Attorneys need to hear from people affected by the Association of Texas Professional Educators data breach as they investigate whether a class action lawsuit can be filed.
- What You Can Do
- If you got a letter or email about the breach, fill out the form on this page to learn more about the investigation and how you can help.
- Does This Cost Anything?
- It costs nothing to get in touch or to talk to someone about your rights.
- What Can I Get?
- If filed and successful, a class action lawsuit could provide consumers with money for any harm resulting from the breach.
Association of Texas Professional Educators Data Breach:
Lawsuit Investigation
Attorneys working with ClassAction.org are looking into whether a class action lawsuit can be filed in light of the Association of Texas Professional Educators data breach.
As part of their investigation, they need to hear from individuals who received a notice stating they were impacted.
The Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) recently experienced a data security incident that exposed the personal information of members, current and former employees, and dependents of employees. This breach impacted approximately 426,280 individuals, according to the website for the Maine attorney general's office.
On February 12, 2024, ATPE discovered suspicious behavior on its network and launched an investigation into the activity. By March 20, 2024, the investigation concluded that some ATPE systems had been subject to unauthorized access.
Following these findings, ATPE initiated a review of the compromised systems to determine who was affected and the types of data exposed.
ATPE says it notified impacted Texas residents via substitute notice on April 12, 2024. By June 3, 2024, ATPE finished the list of remaining individuals to whom it would mail notice letters.
According to a letter sent to the Maine attorney general, the information compromised in the ATPE data breach varies by individual. For current and former employees, exposed information may include names, addresses, Social Security numbers, passport numbers, driver's license numbers/state-issued ID cards, financial information and medical records. For dependents of employees, the data may include names, addresses, Social Security numbers and dates of birth.
For members who joined prior to May 15, 2021, the information potentially exposed includes names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and tax identification numbers if used as identifiers. Additionally, medical records may have been compromised if members submitted such information to ATPE. For those who received payments from ATPE via ACH transactions, financial account details may have also been compromised.
If your information was exposed in the 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.
A successful case could also force Association of Texas Professional Educators to ensure it takes proper steps to protect the information it was entrusted with.
Example Notice
Take Action
If you received a notice regarding the Association of Texas Professional Educators data breach, fill out the form on this page to get in touch with us.
An attorney or legal representative may then reach out to you to explain more about this investigation and ask you a few questions.
Remember, there is no cost to get in touch, and you are under no obligation to take action after speaking to someone.
Before commenting, please review our comment policy.
The information submitted on this page will be forwarded to Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman, PLLC who has sponsored this investigation.
Featured In:
Who Is ClassAction.org?
ClassAction.org is a group of online professionals who are committed to exposing corporate wrongdoing and giving consumers the tools they need to fight back.
We've been reporting on the legal space for nearly a decade and have built relationships with class action and mass tort attorneys across the country.
