Community Hospital of Anaconda Notifies Individuals of Data Security Incident
ANACONDA, Mont., May 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Community Hospital of Anaconda ("CHA") is providing notice of a recent data security incident that may have involved personal and/or protected health information. CHA takes the privacy and security of all information within its possession very seriously. CHA has sent notice of this incident to potentially affected individuals and provided resources to assist them.
On August 12, 2024, CHA became aware of unusual activity that disrupted access to certain IT systems. Upon discovering this activity, CHA took steps to secure its digital environment. CHA also engaged leading cybersecurity experts to assist with an investigation and to determine whether personal and/or protected health information may have been accessed or acquired without authorization. The investigation revealed that an unknown actor may have gained unauthorized access to and acquired certain data from the CHA network between August 10 and August 12, 2024. CHA then worked with additional experts to conduct a comprehensive review to determine what personal and/or protected health information was involved and identify contact information needed to provide notice, which process concluded in May 2025. Notice of the incident as mailed directly to potentially affected individuals with an available mailing address on May 19, 2025.
CHA is informing potentially affected individuals about the steps they can take to help protect their information. The potentially affected information varied by individual but may include the following: dates of birth, Social Security number, driver's license or state identification numbers, U.S. military identification numbers, passport numbers, financial account information, patient account numbers, medical record numbers, Medicare and Medicaid numbers, treatment information, and health insurance information.
CHA has implemented additional measures to minimize the risk of a similar incident occurring in the future and has established a toll-free call center to answer questions about the incident and to address related concerns. Call center representatives are available Monday through Friday between 7:00am to 7:00pm Mountain Time and can be reached at 1-877-674-2894.
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