Central Ohio Primary Care Physicians Data Breach
Last Updated on October 21, 2026
At A Glance
- What's Going On?
- Attorneys need to hear from people affected by the COPC data breach as they investigate whether a class action lawsuit can be filed.
- What You Can Do
- If you believe your information may have been compromised in the COPC data breach, fill out the form on this page to learn more about the investigation and how you can help.
- Does This Cost Anything?
- It costs nothing to get in touch or to talk to someone about your rights.
- What Can I Get?
- If filed and successful, a class action lawsuit could provide consumers with money for any harm resulting from the COPC breach.
COPC Data Breach: Lawsuit Investigation
Attorneys working with ClassAction.org are looking into whether a class action lawsuit can be filed in light of the COPC data breach.
As part of their investigation, they need to hear from individuals who had their information exposed in the incident, including those who received notice of the COPC data breach or otherwise believe they are affected.
COPC Security Incident: What Happened?
Central Ohio Primary Care Physicians (COPC), a physician-owned healthcare group serving patients across Ohio, has reported a data breach impacting approximately 1.4 million individuals.
According to an October 15, 2026 notice posted to its website, COPC discovered it had experienced a cybersecurity incident resulting from a social engineering attack on August 25 of the same year. Specifically, it had fallen victim to a "vishing," or voice phishing, attack that enabled a threat actor to gain unauthorized access to certain files containing protected health information. COPC then worked with cybersecurity experts to contain the incident and assess its scope.
Although the company's review of the affected data is ongoing, it has thus far determined that the COPC data breach may have exposed names, addresses, Social Security numbers, health-related patient data (including patient ID numbers), financial information and other potentially identifying information. Further, COPC's preliminary investigation revealed that approximately 1.4 million individuals were affected.
The Central Ohio Primary Care Physicians data breach was also reported to the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation on October 16, 2026.
COPC is in the process of sending written notice to potentially affected individuals.
Prior to the official disclosure, hacker group Chaos claimed to be responsible for an attack on COPC that resulted in the acquisition of 362 gigabytes of data from the healthcare company, according to an August 26, 2026 post on cybersecurity site Breachsense.
What You Can Do After the COPC Data Breach
If your information was exposed in the COPC data breach, attorneys want to hear from you. You may be able to start a class action lawsuit to recover compensation for loss of privacy, lost time, out-of-pocket costs, and more.
A successful case could also force COPC to ensure they take proper steps to protect the information they were entrusted with.
Affected by the COPC data breach? Fill out the form on this page today.
Take Action
If you believe your information was exposed in the COPC data breach, fill out the form on this page to get in touch with us.
An attorney or legal representative may then reach out to you to explain more about this investigation and ask you a few questions.
Remember, there is no cost to get in touch, and you are under no obligation to take action after speaking to someone.
Published: August 26, 2026
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