Health Data Breach Tracker/NC

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Columbus Regional Healthcare System

132,887 individuals · submitted January 19, 2024

About this report

Columbus Regional Medical Center, the covered entity (CE), reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 132,887 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, drivers’ license and state identification numbers, passport numbers, diagnoses, financial and health insurance information, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE offered free credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
State
NC
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
132,887
Submission date
January 19, 2024
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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