Radiology Associates of Richmond (RAR) has confirmed a data breach that affected more than 1.4 million patients in Virginia, according to a report posted July 18 by abc8News of Richmond and Central Virginia.
The hack occurred in April 2024, but Radiology Associates didn't discover it until this May, it said in a statement.
"RAR has no evidence that any personal information has been or will be misused as a direct result of this incident," it said. "However, out of abundance of caution, commencing on July 1, 2025, RAR notified individuals whose information may have been included in the files accessed by the unauthorized party, to the extent it had contact information. Notified individuals have been provided with best practices to protect their information, and individuals whose Social Security numbers were contained in the impacted files have been offered complimentary credit monitoring."
