Plaza Radiology, LLC
Your Personal Info Could Be
Exposed Online After
This Hospital Breach
Breach Description
Plaza Radiology, LLC, a Tennessee-based medical imaging services provider also doing business as Chattanooga Imaging, is facing a class action lawsuit due to a data breach that occurred in October 2023. The lawsuit alleges that Plaza Radiology failed to adequately protect the personal information of approximately 569,000 individuals during a cyberattack on October 21, 2023. The breach was reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on December 20, 2023. A subsequent investigation revealed that an unauthorized third party had accessed a small number of files within the company’s computer system. The exact data compromised remains unknown, but it is believed to include substantial personal, medical, and financial information due to the nature of Plaza Radiology’s clientele[1][3].
The lawsuit accuses Plaza Radiology of negligent cybersecurity protocols and failing to properly secure sensitive information. It suggests that the cyberattack could have been prevented if the company had adequately encrypted its servers and the data stored on them. Additionally, the lawsuit criticizes the company’s notification process to the victims as insufficient, leaving affected individuals uncertain about the specifics of the breach, what information was stolen, and the measures being taken to protect their data in the future[1].
The class action, filed under the case number 1:24-cv-00041, aims to represent anyone in the United States whose personal, health, or financial information was exposed due to the data breach experienced by Plaza Radiology on October 21, 2023[1][5].
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