Va. (WAVY) — Information from over a thousand patients at Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center in Chesapeake were breached following a ransomware attack, according to a spokesperson with the practice
The attack, which occurred in late August, targeted Express Billing Systems, the 3rd party billing company of the practice.
The unknown entity behind the attack gained access to their systems prior to demanding a ransom, which was not paid.
Express disabled access and rebuilt the system upon discovering the breach, but some data with the protected health information (PHI) of Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center had already been taken.
Approximately 1,500 patients were affected in total, with some since reporting the entity has reached out to them in an attempt to extort money.
The compromised information includes names, addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers and information about services rendered and diagnosis.
Those affected are asked to use the following steps to protect their information:
Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center can also be reached at 757-410-0700 for support.
Express Billing Systems can be reached at 757-410-8954.
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