Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Empress Ambulance Service LLC, which does business as Empress EMS, regarding its recent breach. The Empress EMS data breach involved sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information belonging to over 315,000 individuals.
ABOUT EMPRESS AMBULANCE SERVICE LLC:
Empress EMS is a privately held ambulance company that provides emergency medical transportation services and quality after care transportation services in New York State. Based in the City of Yonkers, Empress EMS provides 9-1-1 emergency medical response services to Yonkers as well as additional mutual aid response services to neighboring areas. Additionally, Empress EMS provides emergency and non-emergency response services to districts, hospitals, correctional institutions, and private care facilities through Westchester County. Founded in 1985, Empress EMS employs over 500 highly trained employees who have responded to over one million emergency response calls.
WHAT HAPPENED?
On July 14, 2022, Empress EMS discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which the sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information of individuals in its system may have been accessed. Through an investigation, Empress EMS determined that an unauthorized actor gained access to its network on May 26, 2022, and acquired some files from certain systems on July 13, 2022. Empress EMS also disclosed that, during the breach, some of its systems were encrypted. Recently, in September 2022, Empress EMS began notifying individuals whose information may have been impacted. The type of information exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Dates of service
- Health insurance information
If you received a breach notification letter from Empress Ambulance Service or Empress EMS:
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 (608) 237-1775 or sam@turkestrauss.com.
If you were impacted by the Empress EMS data breach, you may consider taking the following steps to protect your personal information.
- Carefully review the breach notice and retain a copy;
- Enroll in the free credit monitoring service provided by Empress Ambulance Service LLC;
- Change passwords and security questions for online accounts;
- Regularly review account statements for signs of fraud or unauthorized activity;
- Monitor credit reports for signs of identity theft; and
- Contact a credit bureau(s) to request a temporary fraud alert.