On January 5, 2018, Appen informed employees that their personal information could have been compromised in a data breach. The letter states that Appen learned one of their employees had been the victim of a phishing attack on October 16, 2017. Through an investigation of the breach, Appen determined that the attackers could have viewed HR files containing personal information from August 11, 2017 until October 16, 2017. In some cases, the files may have included limited personal information about dependents identified by certain Appen employees hired in 2017, or personal information submitted in 2017 by certain individuals for Appen to run a required background check.

Read the Notice Appen sent to Employees

WHAT INFORMATION WAS COMPROMISED?

The personal information that may have been access and acquired during the exposure period of August 11, 2017 to October 16, 2017 includes:

  1. Employee Name
  2. Employee Address
  3. Employee Email Address
  4. Employee Date of Birth
  5. Employee Social Security Number
  6. Employee financial account information
  7. Employee insurance information
  8. Employee background check information (if a background check was necessary for their position)
  9. Copies of documents submitted with an I-9 form to establish identity and employment authorization (this commonly includes a driver’s license, social security card, and/or passport)

HOW DO I KNOW IF MY INFORMATION HAS BEEN COMPROMISED?

Hackers use stolen personal information in a variety of ways. These may be indicators that your information has been compromised:

  • Unauthorized charges to a credit card or bank account
  • Mail for an unknown credit card or store charge account
  • Collection notices or calls for a debt that you don’t owe
  • Errors on your credit report, including inquires from businesses you don’t recognize
  • Being denied for credit, even though you have good credit
  • Your electronically filed tax return is rejected
  • You are required to prove your identity to the IRS in person to complete the submission of your income tax return

WHAT SHOULD I DO?

The Hannon Law Firm can help if your personal, confidential information has been breached by hackers. The Hannon Law Firm is currently serving as liaison counsel in the National Chipotle Data Breach class action. HLF filed the only class action against Equifax in the State of Colorado for the breach of 143 million American’s personal information. We proudly serve clients nationally.

If you believe you’ve been affected by the Appen data breach, we are here to help. You can call our office at 303-861-8800 or fill out the form below.

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