Cardiac Imaging Associates Provides Notice of Data Privacy Incident

Cardiac Imaging Associates (CIA) is notifying certain individuals of a recent data privacy incident that may impact the privacy of a limited amount of information. CIA is unaware of any misuse of individual information and is providing notice to potentially affected individuals out of an abundance of caution.

CIA provides medical imaging services for certain health care providers. CIA recently concluded its investigation into a April 2022 data privacy incident involving potential unauthorized access relating to an internal email account. Upon learning of the activity, CIA immediately took steps to secure the account and, with the assistance of forensic specialists, began an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the activity. CIA determined that an unauthorized actor had access to an email account. Although CIA was unable to determine if the unauthorized actor viewed any particular email or attachment as a result of this activity, in an abundance of caution, a thorough and time-intensive review of the contents of the email accounts was conducted to determine if any personal information may have been accessible within the email account and to whom that information relates.

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Though it varies by individual, the types of personal and/or medical information that may have been accessed or acquired by the unauthorized actor included: names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, financial account information, payment card information, medical diagnosis and condition information, medical laboratory results information, medication and prescription information, and medical treatment information. At this time, CIA is unaware of any or actual or attempted misuse of the affected information as a result of this incident.

CIA treats its duty to safeguard information as an utmost priority. CIA responded immediately to this incident and worked diligently to provide potentially affected individuals with accurate and complete notice of the incident as soon as possible. With the assistance of third-party specialists, CIA also took steps to enhance the security of its systems. As part of CIA’s ongoing commitment to the privacy and security of information in its care, CIA is reviewing existing policies and procedures and implementing internal training protocols to mitigate any risk associated with this incident and to better prevent future incidents.

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