[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f-jJDS0pkLJH3GEqCAjROEFcFX36yA77cMQJKt_455Ns":3},{"success":4,"breach":5},true,{"_id":6,"name":7,"title":8,"slug":9,"domain":10,"company":11,"breachDate":15,"addedDate":16,"modifiedDate":17,"pwnCount":18,"totalRecords":18,"dataClasses":19,"description":26,"source":27,"isVerified":4,"isSpamList":28,"isSensitive":4,"processingStatus":29,"logoUrl":30,"contentUpdatedAt":17,"hasEnglishDescription":4,"severity":31},"6a6769d2f098660208af6d39","CentralOzarksMedicalCenter2025","Central Ozarks Medical Center 2025 Data Breach","central-ozarks-medical-center-2025","centralozarks.org",{"name":12,"sector":13,"country":14,"website":10},"Central Ozarks Medical Center","Healthcare","United States","2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z","2026-07-27T14:23:14.994Z","2026-07-27T16:11:12.428Z",11818,[20,21,22,23,24,25],"Names","Dates of birth","Social Security numbers","Financial account information","Medical treatment information","Health insurance information","\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>The Central Ozarks Medical Center 2025 data breach\u003C\u002Fstrong> was an event affecting the Missouri healthcare organization's systems that COMC described as a “criminal cyberattack.” COMC said it secured its systems with outside specialists and investigated which personal information and protected health information may have been subject to unauthorized access or acquisition.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Around November 10, 2025, the organization determined that the event may have affected PII or PHI relating to specific individuals. The U.S.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>How Was the COMC Incident Verified?\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The primary source is the “Data Incident Notification” PDF hosted on COMC's own domain. It confirms the criminal cyberattack, response with outside specialists, November 10 scope-determination date, possible data fields, IDX credit-monitoring offer, security enhancements, and the 1-833-816-6531 assistance line.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The second source is the HHS\u002FOCR federal row reported January 9, 2026 for 11,818 people. ClaimDepot's incident page connects the official organization PDF, state and federal filings, and the same total. Its general cyberattack discussion is not used to invent a threat-actor name, malware, or precise access method absent those details in the official text.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>How Should the November 10 Date Be Interpreted?\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>COMC's official text does not publish the first day of the attack or the duration of unauthorized access. It says that around November 10, 2025 the scope review determined that PHI or PII relating to certain people may have been affected.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>January 9, 2026 is the report date in the HHS\u002FOCR portal and not the beginning of the attack. The record is named for the 2025 scope-determination year while the 2026 regulator filing is kept separately in the source notes. This distinction prevents users from confusing the technical event, data review, and regulatory-reporting stages.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>What Information May Have Been Involved?\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>According to COMC's official notice, the combination varied by person and may include a name, date of birth, Social Security number, financial account information, medical treatment information, and health insurance information. These categories come directly from the organization text; addresses, driver's licenses, and other fields are not shown because they are not in the official list.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It cannot be assumed that every person had every field involved or that the information was definitely misused. The organization says it reviewed data that may have been subject to unauthorized access or acquisition and issued notices out of caution. Each recipient's individual letter is the primary reference for determining which fields relate to that person.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>How Should the Affected-Person Count Be Interpreted?\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>11,818 is the official affected-person count in the HHS\u002FOCR portal; it is not a number of files, rows, or residents of one state. The affected-person or record count published by the official source represents the reported scope of the incident. It does not mean that every disclosed data category applied to every person. Local subsets in state regulator filings are not added to the nationwide number, and a second record is not created for the same incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When an official individual notice is available, its listed data categories and protection options should guide the assessment of personal exposure.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>Identity, Financial, and Health Risks\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Social Security numbers and dates of birth can increase the risk of fraudulent accounts or bypassed identity checks. People whose financial account information may be involved should monitor unfamiliar transactions, recipients, and payment changes. Unexpected messages claiming to be from COMC, a bank, or a credit provider should be verified through a known official channel rather than a link in the message.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Medical treatment and health insurance information can support targeted healthcare scams, fraudulent bills, or medical identity theft. Recipients should regularly review explanations of benefits, healthcare spending, and unfamiliar services. If care they did not receive appears, they should contact the provider and insurer directly and should not provide additional sensitive information in an unsolicited message.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2>COMC's Response and User Actions\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>COMC said it secured its systems with third-party specialists, implemented a series of cybersecurity enhancements after the incident, and planned additional improvements. Potentially affected individuals were offered at least 12 months of complimentary credit monitoring and related services through IDX. The 1-833-816-6531 line is available weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time for eligibility and enrollment questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Users can review free credit reports, consider a fraud alert or credit freeze, and monitor insurance statements and financial accounts. Identity-protection enrollment should occur only through an official letter or COMC's known website. Unverified person counts, data fields, and threat-actor claims are not treated as part of the public incident scope.\u003C\u002Fp>","Official COMC notice, HHS\u002FOCR breach report, and independent incident reporting",false,"completed","\u002Fuploads\u002Flogo\u002Fcentralozarks_org.webp","Medium"]