Emergency Medical Services Authority Data Breach Investigation

Turke & Strauss LLP, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Emergency Medical Services Authority (“EMSA”) regarding its recent data breach. The EMSA data breach involved personal identifiable information belonging to an undetermined number of individuals.

ABOUT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AUTHORITY:

EMSA is Oklahoma’s largest provider of pre-hospital emergency medical care.² Founded in 1977, EMSA is a public trust of the Tulsa and Oklahoma City governments that ensures patients receive the highest quality emergency medical service at the best possible price.² Today, EMSA manages its own operations and administration, owns ambulances and other capital equipment used to provide service, manages contractual agreements, maintains patient records, bills and collects, purchases goods and services, works with the cities of Tulsa and Oklahoma City to administer the EMSAcare ambulance subscription program, and makes policy recommendations.² Headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, EMSA has an additional location in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and employs over 500 individuals.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Recently, EMSA discovered that it had experienced a data breach in which sensitive personal information in its systems may have been accessed and acquired. Through its investigation, EMSA determined that an unauthorized party may have accessed this sensitive information between February 10 and February 13, 2024. As a result, EMSA began notifying individuals whose information may have been impacted. The type of information potentially exposed includes:

• Name
• Social Security number
• Address
• Date of birth
• Date of service
• Primary care provider