Yonkers Based Company Empress EMS Falls Victim to Data Breach That Affected Over 300K Patients

Empress EMS is a Yonkers based company that provides ambulance services throughout New York City and State.  If you have used an ambulance in New York State, your personal information may have been compromised.  According to Empress EMS, over 318,558 individuals were affected by the data breach.

The data breach exposed personal information, including Social Security numbers, dates of service and name of insurer.  An unauthorized third party first access Empress EMS system on May 26, 2002, and later copied files on July 13, 2022.  The only recourse Empress EMS currently offers to victims of the data breach is limited credit monitoring service and identity protection service.  The victims believe more.

Attorneys at Finkelstein, Blankinship, Frei-Pearson & Garber, LLP have successfully recovered millions of dollars on behalf of data breach victims.  We are currently investigating this matter, as well as other data breaches.  If you believe you may have been negatively affected by the Empress EMS Data Breach, please contact us to discuss your legal options.