DIVERSIFIED SERVICES ENTERPRISES NOTICE OF DATA PRIVACY EVENT
June 13, 2025
June 13, 2025
Please reach out to greg.zitani@westcolaw.com with any questions or concerns
DSE is a provider of support management services to health care organizations.
On April 14, 2025, DSE became aware of suspicious activity in its network. In response, we promptly took steps to secure our environment and launched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the activity with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists. The investigation determined that certain files were accessed and/or copied from our network between March 14, 2025 and April 14, 2025. As a result, DSE engaged a data review vendor to conduct a comprehensive and time-intensive review of the contents of the affected files to identify any protected health information contained therein and to whom that information relates. Once the review is complete, we will move as quickly as possible to notify individuals whose information may be affected and provide details about the types of information at issue for each individual.
At the conclusion of the data review, DSE will mail a notice letter to individuals whose information is determined to be in the affected files, and for whom we have a valid mailing address. Please note that because the review is still ongoing, we will not be able to confirm if any individual’s information is affected until the completion of the review.
The confidentiality, privacy, and security of personal information within DSE’s care is among our highest priorities. Upon learning of this event, we promptly took steps to perform an investigation, and are working to notify impacted individuals as quickly as possible. As part of DSE’s ongoing commitment to the privacy of information in our care, DSE is implementing additional security measures to further protect against similar incidents occurring in the future. We are also notifying appropriate government regulators, including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
If you have questions or concerns, please contact DSE at (941) 552-0373 or greg.zitani@westcolaw.com.
DSE encourages potentially impacted individuals to remain vigilant against incidents of identity theft and fraud by reviewing their accounts, explanations of benefits, and credit reports for suspicious activity, and to report any suspicious activity to the affiliated institutions immediately. Individuals may contact the three major credit reporting agencies for advice on how to obtain free credit reports and how to place fraud alerts and security freezes on credit files. The relevant contact information is below.
Under U.S. law, a consumer is entitled to one free credit report annually from each of the three major credit reporting bureaus, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. To order your free credit report, visit www.annualcreditreport.com or call, toll-free, 1-877-322-8228. You may also directly contact the three major credit reporting bureaus listed below to request a free copy of your credit report.
Consumers have the right to place an initial or extended “fraud alert” on a credit file at no cost. An initial fraud alert is a 1-year alert that is placed on a consumer’s credit file. Upon seeing a fraud alert display on a consumer’s credit file, a business is required to take steps to verify the consumer’s identity before extending new credit. If you are a victim of identity theft, you are entitled to an extended fraud alert, which is a fraud alert lasting seven years. Should you wish to place a fraud alert, please contact any one of the three major credit reporting bureaus listed below.
As an alternative to a fraud alert, consumers have the right to place a “credit freeze” on a credit report, which will prohibit a credit bureau from releasing information in the credit report without the consumer’s express authorization. The credit freeze is designed to prevent credit, loans, and services from being approved in your name without your consent. However, you should be aware that using a credit freeze to take control over who gets access to the personal and financial information in your credit report may delay, interfere with, or prohibit the timely approval of any subsequent request or application you make regarding a new loan, credit, mortgage, or any other account involving the extension of credit. Pursuant to federal law, you cannot be charged to place or lift a credit freeze on your credit report. To request a security freeze, you may need to provide the following information, depending on whether the request is made online, by phone, or by mail:
1. Full name (including middle initial as well as Jr., Sr., II, III, etc.);
2. Social Security number;
3. Date of birth;
4. Addresses for the prior two to five years;
5. Proof of current address, such as a current utility bill or telephone bill;
6. A legible photocopy of a government-issued identification card (state driver’s license or ID card, etc.); and
7. A copy of either the police report, investigative report, or complaint to a law enforcement agency concerning identity theft if you are a victim of identity theft.
Equifax
https://www.equifax.com/personal/credit-report-services/
1-888-298-0045
Equifax Fraud Alert, P.O. Box 105069 Atlanta, GA 30348-5069
Equifax Credit Freeze, P.O. Box 105788 Atlanta, GA 30348-5788
Experian
https://www.experian.com/help/
1-888-397-3742
Experian Fraud Alert, P.O. Box 9554, Allen, TX 75013
Experian Credit Freeze, P.O. Box 9554, Allen, TX 75013
TransUnion
https://www.transunion.com/credit-help
1-833-799-5355
TransUnion Fraud Alert, P.O. Box 2000, Chester, PA 19016
TransUnion Credit Freeze, P.O. Box 160, Woodlyn, PA 19094
You may further educate yourself regarding identity theft, fraud alerts, credit freezes, and the steps you can take to protect your personal information by contacting the consumer reporting bureaus, the Federal Trade Commission, or your state Attorney General. The Federal Trade Commission may be reached at: 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20580; www.identitytheft.gov; 1-877-ID-THEFT (1-877-438-4338); and TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The Federal Trade Commission also encourages those who discover that their information has been misused to file a complaint with them. You can obtain further information on how to file such a complaint by way of the contact information listed above. You have the right to file a police report if you ever experience identity theft or fraud. Please note that in order to file a report with law enforcement for identity theft, you will likely need to provide some proof that you have been a victim. Instances of known or suspected identity theft should also be reported to law enforcement and your state Attorney General. This notice has not been delayed by law enforcement.
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