Posted On January 23, 2024 Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches
NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Columbus Regional Healthcare System, contact the attorneys at Console & Associates at (866) 778-5500 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.
January 23 – The data breach lawyers at the law firm of Console & Associates, P.C, are currently investigating the Columbus Regional Healthcare System data breach. The company reported this breach on January 19th, 2024, while citing a cyber attack from May 2023. The breach impacted as many as 132,000 people and included data such as Social Security numbers, personal identifiable information, financial account information, and medical information.
According to CHRS’ filing with the Attorney General of Maine, the data breach originates from an attack that occurred from May 19 to May 21, 2023. The company identified unusual activity on its network and then secured its systems, hiring outside professionals to investigate the leak. On December 23, 2023, the investigation concluded and found that the hackers had stolen the sensitive information of more than 130,000 people.
On January 19th, Columbus Regional Healthcare System sent out data breach letters to those individuals whose information was affected by the breach.
Columbus Regional Healthcare System is a North Carolina-based healthcare system that has operated since 1935. The company operates many outpatient clinics and over one hundred beds, with a workforce of over 741 employees and an annual revenue of around $76 million.
Our data breach lawyers are eager to speak to victims of the Columbus Regional Healthcare System data breach to determine what damages they sustained and what compensation may be available to them. If you recently received a data breach notification letter from Columbus Regional Healthcare System, contact the Console & Associates, P.C. law firm at (866) 778-5500 for a free consultation to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential contact form.
Also, consider reading our Guide for Victims of a Data Breach to learn what your next steps should be. Data breach victims should remain alert for signs of identity theft and take steps to secure their accounts and personal information.
NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Columbus Regional Healthcare System, contact the attorneys at Console & Associates at (866) 778-5500 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.
