Pinnacle Clinical Research ( " Pinnacle " ) , a medical clinical research organization specializing in Hepatological and Gastroenterological research is providing notice to individuals impacted by the exposure of certain protected information . In April of this year , Pinnacle identified suspicious activity in relation to a Pinnacle email account . Upon discovery , Pinnacle immediately secured the impacted email account and launched an investigation with the help of independent IT security and forensic investigators to determine the scope and extent of potential unauthorized access to the system and any sensitive information . On or about May 8 , 2020 , the investigation confirmed that there was limited unauthorized access to a single Pinnacle email account . ;