HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Feb. 10, 2025.
- Organization as reported
- Columbus Division of Fire, OH
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Feb. 10, 2025
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9447, row:586)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Columbus Division of Fire reported that it was the target of a cybersecurity attack. The breach affected the protected health information (PHI) of 736 individuals. The PHI involved included clinical and demographic 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 services to the affected individuals, and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.