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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Healthcare
- Entity Name: Columbus Regional Healthcare System
- Street Address: 500 Jefferson Street
- City: Whiteville
- State, or Country if outside the US: North Carolina
- Zip Code: 28472
Submitted By
- Name: Nicholas Kurk
- Title: Member
- Firm name (if different than entity): McDonald Hopkins
- Telephone Number: 312.642.6738
- Email Address: nkurk@mcdonaldhopkins.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Privacy Counsel
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 132887
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 1
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified: No
- Date(s) Breach Occured: 5/19/2023-5/21/2023
- Date Breach Discovered: 12/28/2023
- Description of the Breach:
- External system breach (hacking)
- Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Social Security Number
Notification and Protection Services
- Type of Notification: Written
- Date(s) of consumer notification: 01/19/2024
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: SSN_Source_R2_Redacted_33112187v1.pdf
- Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications: N/A
- Were identity theft protection services offered: Yes
- If yes, please provide the duration, the provider of the service and a brief description of the service: 12 months Experian IdentityWorksSM Credit 3B if SSN affected