Possible Data Breach Discovered and Contained

LONG BEACH, CA, Jun 12 (MARKET WIRE) --
Southern California Medical-Legal Consultants, Inc. (SCMLC) announced
that electronic files containing names and social security numbers of
approximately 300,000 individuals who have applied for California
workers' compensation benefits had been exposed to unauthorized access.
SCMLC is a California company that represents medical providers in the
recovery of billing from workers' compensation insurance carriers.

The company was notified of the possible breach by a data security firm
that discovered some of the files using a sophisticated, automated search
of Google indexes. According to SCMLC, the information was stored on a
computer that was intended for internal purposes only, and not linked to
or accessible from any of the company's public web pages. The data
security firm has assured SCMLC that they have not and will not
distribute any of the information they accessed and that their purpose in
accessing the files was the prevention of identity theft.

"We take data security and privacy very seriously," said Joel Hecht,
President of SCMLC. "Unfortunately, our internal security policies and
procedures were not followed. We were notified, we took immediate steps
to remediate the situation and we are taking long-term measures to ensure
that nothing like this ever happens again. While we believe that the risk
of identity theft is minimal, SCMLC is doing everything required under
the law with respect to notification of anyone who could be affected by
this incident."

For inquiries, contact notify@scmlc.com or call 562-493-0851.

Contact:
Southern California Medical-Legal Consultants, Inc.
www.scmlc.com
notify@scmlc.com
562-493-0851

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