According to an NBC Chicago report, a hacker accessed the records housed at Tinley Park, Ill.-based ICS Collection Service, a vendor previously used by the physician group to collect past-due payments.
While neither ICS nor UCPG is aware of any misuse involving the data, both entities have sent letters to affected patients including identity management resources.
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