{"id":3721,"date":"2023-08-02T10:29:29","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T17:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kdockfm.com\/?p=3721"},"modified":"2023-08-02T10:29:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T17:29:29","slug":"oregonians-urged-to-activate-credit-monitoring-following-data-breach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ms1.bicoastal.media\/kdock_old\/localnews\/oregonians-urged-to-activate-credit-monitoring-following-data-breach\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregonians urged to activate credit monitoring following data breach"},"content":{"rendered":"

SALEM, Ore. \u2013 Following Performance Health Technology\u2019s (PH TECH)\u00a0announcement today<\/a>\u00a0that Oregon Health Plan (OHP) members are among those affected by a coordinated data hack, the state is urging OHP members to take steps to protect their personal information.<\/p>\n

The data breach PH TECH announced today did not involve or compromise state systems.<\/p>\n

PH TECH is a private vendor that provides services to many Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs) to help manage OHP member data. The company said a security vulnerability from Progress MOVEit software resulted in a data breach because attackers were able to access the personal information of an estimated 1.7 million members.<\/p>\n

PH TECH told state officials they conducted extensive forensic analysis through July 25. This analysis identified individuals who were affected so OHP members could be notified. PH TECH began mailing notification letters on July 31 to impacted individuals. The letters will include an offer of free credit monitoring.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re urging OHP members to activate credit monitoring as a precaution,\u201d said Dave Baden, interim director at OHA. \u201cIt\u2019s disheartening that bad actors are looking to exploit people in our state and that their actions create a burden for others, who have more than enough to manage already. However, there are important steps that OHP members can take to further protect their data.\u201d<\/p>\n

Baden called on PH TECH to ensure all affected OHP members would be made aware of the incident, communication would occur in multiple languages, talking points would be created, and state officials would be briefed on the progress of these actions.<\/p>\n

OHP members are encouraged to:<\/p>\n