Although all Rite Aid stores disappeared from Michigan last year, Michigan residents who shopped at the now-closed stores could be eligible to collect thousands of dollars.
Rite Aid has agreed to pay $6.8 million to settle a lawsuit over a data breach last year that put millions of customers’ data in jeopardy.
Rite Aid Customer Data Breach
In June 2024, a ransomware attack struck Rite Aid Pharmacies across the United States and gained access to some of the company’s computer systems.
According to Rite Aid, the breach was identified within 24 hours but not in time to prevent the RansomHub ransomware group from gaining access to sensitive customer data.
What Rite Aid Customer Data Was Compromised?
The HIPAA Journal reports that the stolen data was related to customers who made purchases at Rite Aid stores between June 6, 2017, and July 30, 2017…