East River Medical Imaging, PC

East River Medical Imaging, PC (East River), a medical imaging center based in New York, experienced a significant data breach that was discovered on September 20, 2023. The breach involved unauthorized access to the company’s network, which occurred between August 31, 2023, and September 20, 2023. The data breach affected over 605,000 patients and employees, compromising sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information[2][4][8].

The types of information potentially exposed in the breach include names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, contact information, health insurance information, medical information (such as exam and/or procedure information, referring physician, imaging results), and financial account information[2][4][8].

East River Medical Imaging began notifying affected individuals on November 22, 2023, and has been involved in legal actions due to the breach. A proposed federal class action lawsuit was filed, alleging that the company failed to encrypt sensitive data and did not implement reasonable, industry-standard data security practices[4]. Additionally, Shub & Johns LLC filed a class action lawsuit in the Supreme Court of New York for New York County against East River Medical Imaging, citing the impact on the personal and medical information of the affected individuals[12].

The breach has led to investigations and claims by data breach law firms, which are looking into the rights and potential legal remedies for those affected by the incident[2][14]. The incident also prompted East River Medical Imaging to file a notice of data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights[8].

It is important for those affected by the data breach to take steps to protect their personal information, such as reviewing breach notices, enrolling in any free credit monitoring services provided, changing passwords and security questions for online accounts, regularly reviewing account statements, monitoring credit reports, and considering placing a fraud alert with credit bureaus[2].

Citations:

1. https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement/east-river-medical-imaging-agreed-to-pay-227000-for-allegedly-violating-the-civil-monetary-penalties-law-by-employing-an-excluded-individual/
2. https://www.turkestrauss.com/2023/12/05/east-river-medical-imaging-data-breach-investigation/
3. http://www.newbridgehealth.org
4. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/east-river-medical-imaging-sued-over-breach-affecting-600-000
5. https://atriumhealth.org
6. https://www.nbc15.com/prnewswire/2023/12/06/console-amp-associates-pc-east-river-medical-imaging-reports-data-breach-exposing-social-security-numbers-other-sensitive-information-605k-patients-employees/?outputType=amp
7. https://www.multiplan.us
8. https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/east-river-medical-notifies-over-605k-2685051/
9. https://axiawh.com
10. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/consumer-dismisses-data-breach-suit-against-east-river-medical
11. https://www.gohealthuc.com
12. http://shublawyers.com/current-cases/east-river-medical-imaging-lawsuit/
13. https://www.trinet.com
14. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/console–associates-pc-east-river-medical-imaging-reports-data-breach-exposing-social-security-numbers-and-other-sensitive-information-of-605k-patients-and-employees-302008156.html
15. https://www.kgw.com
16. https://www.classaction.org/news/600k-people-impacted-by-2023-east-river-medical-imaging-data-breach-lawsuit-says
17. https://www.msmc.edu