Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating ESO Solutions, Inc. (“ESO”) regarding its recent data breach. The ESO data breach involved sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information belonging to approximately 2.7 million individuals.
ABOUT ESO SOLUTIONS, INC.:
ESO is a software development company based in Texas. Founded in 2004, ESO provides software and data solutions to healthcare and public safety organizations such as EMS agencies, fire departments, hospitals, state/provincial offices, and federal agencies. Focused on logistics and data management, ESO provides a variety of innovative and easy-to-use software and data solutions, including the ESO Electronic Health Record, ESO Health Data Exchange, ESO Patient Registry, and ESO State Repository. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, ESO has additional locations in the US and the United Kingdom and employs over 500 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
On September 28, 2023, ESO discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information in its systems may have been accessed and acquired. Through its investigation, ESO determined that an unauthorized actor may have accessed and acquired this sensitive information via a ransomware attack beginning on September 17, 2023. On December 12, 2023, ESO began notifying individuals whose information may have been impacted. The type of information potentially exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Date of birth
- Address
- Phone number
- Medical treatment information (e.g., injury type, treatment date, treatment type)
If you have received a breach notification letter from ESO Solutions, Inc.:
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 ESO 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 ESO Solutions, Inc.:
- 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.