EMSA notifies patients of possible security breach

pn n n concatei18ntsearchvoicerecognitionretryn ppeconfigsaAriaclosedTextppOKLAHOMA CITY KFOR Emergency Medical Services Authority EMSA says it has identified suspicious activity in its IT network and is mailing letters to patients whose information may have been involvedppAccording to EMSA on February 13 2024 EMSA identified suspicious activity in its IT network EMSA immediately initiated its incident response protocols which involved shutting off select systems as a proactive measurepp Kate Princess of Wales reveals she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy ppEMSA officials say a investigation was conducted with the assistance of a thirdparty forensic firm as well as law enforcement The investigation determined that an unauthorized party gained access to its network and between February 10 2024 and February 13 2024 acquired files that contained information pertaining to certain EMSA patients The information involved varied by individual but generally included one or more of the following name address date of birth date of service and for some name of primary care provider andor Social Security numberppStarting today March 22 EMSA confirms it is mailing notification letters to individuals whose information may have been involved and for whom they have sufficient contact informationppEMSA has established a dedicated tollfree call center to answer questions that individuals may have about the incident Patients with questions can call 866 4957098 available Monday through Friday 800 am to 530 pm Central TimeppAccording to EMSA individuals whose Social Security numbers were involved with a complimentary offer to credit monitoring and identity protection support services Additionally EMSA says the notification letters remind patients that it is always a good idea to carefully review communications they receive from their healthcare providers If patients see charges for services they did not receive they should contact the issuing provider immediatelypp Sunday severe weather chances increasing ppEMSA officials confirm preventative measures are in place to help prevent something like this from happening again EMSA has implemented and will continue to adopt additional safeguards to further protect and monitor our systems During this incident EMSA it was still able to provide services to the community according to EMSAppEMSA is an ambulance services provider serving communities throughout central and eastern OklahomappAdditional information is available on EMSAs website herepp For the latest news weather sports and streaming video head to KFORcom Oklahoma City p