One of America’s oldest continuously operating radiology groups suffers apparent cyberattack
One of America’s oldest continuously operating radiology groups has suffered an apparent cyberattack potentially impacting the data of over 1 million individuals.
Radiology Associates of Richmond, Virginia, first discovered the breach in May following an extensive forensic investigation. An unauthorized third party gained access to the private practice’s systems sometime in April 2024.
“The privacy and security of the personal information we maintain is of the utmost importance to Radiology Associates of Richmond,” the practice said in a notice posted to its website. “RAR has no evidence that any personal information has been or will be misused as a direct result of this incident,” it added later. “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.”
Radiology Associates of Richmond is urging consumers to monitor their credit reports and utilize fraud alerts to spot suspicious activity. Possibly compromised information could include names, dates of birth, medical info and health insurance details. Law firms, meanwhile, have sent out notices seeking patients impacted by the cyberattack who are interested in joining a possible class action lawsuit.
RAR joins several other radiology practices that have suffered data breaches including Northwest Radiologists and Pinehurst Radiology Associates. A recent report indicated that ransomware groups are increasingly targeting radiology practices and imaging centers—which may lack the size of large hospitals but still hold a treasure trove of private health information. This can fetch large sums on the dark web
“In some cases, with imaging centers, they can really ransom that information for a lot of money because that’s some very sensitive data,” Steve Cagle, the CEO of cybersecurity firm of Clearwater, told Chief Healthcare Executive.
Radiology Associates of Richmond was founded in 1905, employs over 60 radiologists, and is a member of the Strategic Radiology coalition of independent imaging groups.
Marty Stempniak has covered healthcare since 2012, with his byline appearing in the American Hospital Association's member magazine, Modern Healthcare and McKnight's. Prior to that, he wrote about village government and local business for his hometown newspaper in Oak Park, Illinois. He won a Peter Lisagor and Gold EXCEL awards in 2017 for his coverage of the opioid epidemic.