Health IT Security July 6, 2022
Jill McKeon

Accounts receivable management agency Professional Finance Company (PFC) suffered a ransomware attack that impacted 660 of its healthcare organization clients.

Professional Finance Company (PFC), an accounts receivable management agency based in Greeley, Colorado, disclosed a ransomware attack that impacted 660 of its healthcare organization clients.

According to a notice on its website, PFC “detected and stopped a sophisticated ransomware attack in which an unauthorized third party accessed and disabled some of PFC’s computer systems.”

PFC discovered the attack on February 26, 2022 and immediately engaged forensic specialists to secure its environment and investigate the incident. The investigation revealed that an unauthorized party accessed files containing certain personal information, and PFC began notifying impacted healthcare providers around May 5.

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