Central Ohio Primary Care disclosed a security incident impacting 1.4 million individuals following a voice phishing vector used to breach network access.
The incident compromised names, Social Security numbers, and financial records.
How did the attack happen?
An unauthorized attacker gained access through a phone scam seeking financial compensation. Cybersecurity updates described the incident as a file-locking attack and attributed it to the Chaos group.
What evidence was exposed?
The data included names, addresses, social security numbers, financial information and limited health data, such as patient identification numbers. The company confirmed that its Epic MyChart patient platform was not affected and is operating normally.
What does the company offer?
The company's CEO, Don Deep, said the breach has been contained and that no misuse of the data has been identified so far. The company offers free credit and dark web monitoring through IDX. More information is available at response.idx.us/copc.
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