COPC is offering complimentary credit and dark web monitoring services for anyone whose information may have been exposed.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Central Ohio Primary Care Physicians Inc. provided an update Thursday on a cybersecurity incident in August that it says may have exposed patients’ and employees’ personal information.
COPC said that on Aug. 25, it discovered the incident, which had resulted from a “vishing” attack, carried out in an attempt to receive money. Through the attack, the hacker gained access to files containing protected health information.
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The company’s investigation found that around 1.4 million people were impacted.
The situation has since been contained and COPC has been working with authorities and cybersecurity professionals to reinforce security measures and focus on preventing future incidents.
MyChart was not impacted by the breach.
According to COPC, there has been no misuse of personal information for identity theft or fraud stemming from the incident.
The information potentially exposed may have included first and last names, addresses, Social Security Numbers and limited health-related patient data, including patient ID numbers, financial information and other potential identifying information, COPC said.
COPC is offering complimentary credit and dark web monitoring services for anyone whose information may have been exposed.
Those who were impacted will receive a written notification.
Anyone else who believes they may have been impacted and does not receive a letter can go to https://response.idx.us/copc for more information.
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