Community First Medical Center
Disclosed Sep 26, 20233 years ago216,047 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Community First Medical Center, reported that it experienced a cyberattack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 216,047 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, Social Security numbers, medical record numbers, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring, implemented additional safeguards to better protect its PHI, and received technical assistance from OCR regarding the HIPAA Rules.
What is known
| People affected | 216,047 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Sep 26, 2023 |
| Happened | Jul 12, 2023 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Vermont Attorney General: 2023-09-26 Community First Medical Center Data Breach Notice to Consumersago.vermont.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Indiana Attorney General 2023 data breach report: Community First Medical Centerin.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Community First Medical Center (Healthcare Provider, IL)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Vermont AGresidents of VT | Sep 26, 2023 | |
| Indiana AGresidents of IN | Sep 26, 2023 | 563 |
| HHS archivetotal | Sep 26, 2023 | 216,047 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","health"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Community First Medical Center, reported that it experienced a cyberattack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 216,047 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, telephone numbers, emai · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to organization · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 216047 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · occurred: empty to 2023-07-12 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Vermont AG), confirmed by Vermont AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.