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Receivables Performance Management LLC Data Breach

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NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Receivables Performance Management LLC, contact the Arnold Law Firm at 916-777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.
RPM data breachOn or about November 21, 2022, Receivables Performance Management LLC (“RPM”) sent a Notice of Data Breach Letter (“Breach Letter”) to individuals informing them their personally identifiable information (“PII”) was exfiltrated through a ransomware attack perpetrated by cyberthieves/hackers (“data breach”). According to the Breach Letter, hackers first gained access to RPM’s systems on April 8, 2021, although they launched the ransomware attack on May 12, 2022. The PII stolen by the hackers consisted of, including, but not limited to, Social Security numbers. Although RPM became aware of the data breach on May 12, 2022, it waited 18 (eighteen) months to provide notice to victims. RPM is a large third-party debt collection company headquartered at 20818 44th Avenue Lynwood, Washington 98036. Last year it realized $47.1 million in revenue. The data of over 3.7 million individuals was compromised by this data breach. If you received a Breach Letter from RPM, you were impacted by the data breach. RPM has offered data breach victims 12 months of TransUnion credit monitoring and identification theft protection services.

WHAT INFORMATION IS INVOLVED?

According to RPM, the following information was exposed:
  • Social Security numbers
This information is called your Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”). It tells others about you and is considered part of your identity. Businesses are required to secure this information or risk facing statutory penalties, among other legal penalties. Stolen PII can be used by identity thieves to engage in fraudulent activity using your identity. The best way to protect yourself after a data breach is to sign up for credit and identity protection services as soon as possible. California offers extra protections and legal rights to its residents through the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).

NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Receivables Performance Management LLC, contact the Arnold Law Firm at 916-777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.

Settlement - $3,767,000

Truck Accident

A 20-year-old man who had been married for just 12 days left home on his way to work. He was driving on Pleasant Grove Road in Sutter County in the early morning when he came upon a slow-moving truck. As he pulled out to pass the truck, the truck driver turned left in front of him. The young man attempted to steer back into his lane but his vehicle struck an un-flagged piece of metal extending from the back of the truck. He died in the resulting crash.

Expert witnesses brought in by the Arnold Law Firm proved that the truck, owned and operated by a hauling firm, should never have been on the highway that morning. Specifically, the rear and side turn signals did not work and the rear-view mirror was in a poor state of adjustment at the time of the collision. As a result, the driver, who had failed to properly inspect the vehicle before setting out that morning, couldn’t see the young man’s vehicle as it attempted to pass.

The poor condition of the truck, its lack of maintenance and the manner in which it was operated were found to be substantial factors in causing the collision that killed the young man. The testimony also established that the man had been making a lawful pass at the lawful speed limit and acted reasonably when he attempted to avoid the collision.

The man’s 20-year-old widow was awarded $3,767,000.77, his parents were awarded $185,131 and the family was reimbursed $11,899 in funeral expenses. Though money is a poor substitute for a young man’s life, this verdict demonstrates that drivers who endanger the lives of others will be held accountable for their actions.