At Console & Associates, our data breach lawyers are closely examining the recent Yakima Valley Radiology data breach. This breach was disclosed following a cyber security incident, which may have affected as many as 235,249 individuals, potentially exposing sensitive personal information.
A recent report from the Attorney General of Maine states that the Yakima Valley Radiology was compromised due to a cyber security attack on August 18, 2023. Yakima discovered that an unauthorized party had gained access to its computer network. This prompted the company to secure their systems and launch an investigation. It was confirmed that an unauthorized actor was able to access an employee email account and access confidential patient information. Data breach letters were sent out by Yakima Valley Radiology on March 1, 2024 informing affected individuals about the nature of the incident and compromised data.
Based out of Yakima, Washington, Yakima Valley Radiology, PC is a radiologist physician group and radiology billing that operates out of Multicare Yakima Memorial Hospital, Multicare Yakima Memorial Valley Imaging and Toppenish Community Hospital.
How do you know that you were affected by the Yakima Valley Radiology data breach? Usually victims receive a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH in the mail, but the impact of a breach can be felt long before notices are sent to those affected. This can be in the form of fraudulent financial activity and other forms of identity theft.
If you believe you were affected, we encourage you to reach out to our data breach attorneys for a no-cost consultation about your situation, your eligibility to file a data breach class action lawsuit and any compensation that may be available to you.
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