Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Lake Washington Vascular regarding its recent data breach. The Lake Washington Vascular data breach involved sensitive personal information and protected health information belonging to approximately 30,000 individuals.
ABOUT LAKE WASHINGTON VASCULAR:
Lake Washington Vascular is a healthcare practice based in Washington. Today, Lake Washington Vascular specializes in vascular care and provides treatment for a variety of conditions such as arterial disorders, spider veins, and varicose veins.3 Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, Lake Washington Vascular has two additional locations in Kirkland and Issaquah, Washington.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, Lake Washington Vascular announced that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information in its care may have been accessed. According to the breach notice, on February 14, 2025, Lake Washington Vascular’s technology team was alerted that an outside intruder had accessed its network and was installing malware. 1 As a result, Lake Washington Vascular launched an investigation to determine the nature of the incident.
Through its investigation, Lake Washington Vascular discovered that the malware encrypted the electronic medical record and practice management systems on its servers.1 Additionally, Lake Washington Vascular confirmed that sensitive personal information within these systems belonging to approximately 30,000 patients may have been compromised. As a result, Lake Washington Vascular 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
- Medical information (e.g., diagnostic test results, medical history, diagnoses and treatment information)
- Date of birth
- Address
- Government issued identification
- Payer identification numbers
On March 10, 2025, Lake Washington Vascular posted a notice of the incident on its website. Additionally, Lake Washington Vascular will soon begin sending breach notification letters to impacted individuals. Based on the website breach notice, Lake Washington Vascular is providing affected individuals with a list of the specific types of sensitive information impacted. A link to the form breach notification that Lake Washington Vascular posted to its website is below.
If you received a breach notification letter from Lake Washington Vascular:
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.
