Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Mulkay Cardiology Consultants at Holy Name Medical Center PC regarding its recent data breach. The Mulkay Cardiology Consultants data breach involved sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information belonging to over 79,000 individuals.
ABOUT MULKAY CARDIOLOGY CONSULTANTS AT HOLY NAME MEDICAL CENTER PC:
Mulkay Cardiology Consultants is a healthcare practice focused on the treatment of heart conditions. Founded by cardiac specialist Angel J. Mulkay, MD, Mulkay Cardiology Consultants offers patients a variety of heart-related services, including cardiac catheterization, defibrillator and pacemaker implantation, electrocardiograms and echocardiograms, peripheral intervention, lipidology services, nuclear stress testing and other nutritional services. Headquartered in Hackensack, New Jersey, Mulkay Cardiology Consultants has three office locations in New Jersey.
WHAT HAPPENED?
On September 5, 2023, Mulkay Cardiology Consultants discovered 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 and acquired. Through its investigation, Mulkay Cardiology Consultants determined that an unauthorized actor may have accessed and acquired this sensitive information through a ransomware attack between September 1 and September 5, 2023. On November 3, 2023, Mulkay Cardiology Consultants began contacting individuals whose information may have been impacted. The type of information exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Address
- Date of birth
- Driver’s license number
- Medical treatment information
- Health insurance information
If you received a breach notification letter from Mulkay Cardiology Consultants:
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 Mulkay Cardiology Consultants 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 any free credit monitoring services provided by Mulkay Cardiology Consultants at Holy Name Medical Center PC;
- 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.