Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Heart South Cardiovascular Group, PC (“Heart South”) regarding its recent data breach. The Heart South data breach involved sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.
ABOUT HEART SOUTH CARDIOVASCULAR GROUP, PC:
Heart South is a medical practice based in Alabama. Today, Heart South is one of the premier facilities for state-of-the-art heart and vascular disease treatment, cardiac testing, and preventive cardiology treatment in Central Alabama.2 Accordingly, Heart South treats a wide range of heat related conditions, including aortic disease, arrhythmias, congenital heart defects, coronary heart disease, heart attacks, heart failure, heart valve diseases, high blood pressure, and peripheral vascular conditions and diseases. Headquartered in Alabaster, Alabama, Heart South has two additional locations in Alabama and employs over 50 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, Heart South announced that it had experienced a data breach in which the sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information in its systems may have been accessed. According to the breach notice, on May 30, 2024, Heart South detected unauthorized access to its computer systems. As a result, Heart South launched an investigation to determine the nature of the incident.
Through its investigation, Heart South learned that sensitive personal information may have been viewed by an unauthorized actor between May 29 and May 30, 2024. As a result, Heart South began a review of the data to determine what information had been impacted as well as identify the specific individuals affected. While the information impacted varies depending on the individual, the type of information potentially exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Address
- Date of birth
- Driver’s license number
- Medical information (e.g., diagnosis/condition, lab results, medications, treatment information)
As a result of the data breach, Heart South plans to mail data breach notification letters to impacted individuals. Based on the breach notice posted on its website, Heart South is providing affected individuals with a list of the specific type of sensitive information impacted and complimentary credit monitoring services. A link to the form breach notification that Heart South posted on its website is below.
If you received a beach notification letter from Heart South Cardiovascular Group, PC:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies in response to this data breach. Please fill out the form, below, or contact us at 872.263.1100 or sam@straussborrelli.com.
