Volume 43 - Issue 50 - December 12, 2024
State of Kansas
Insurance Department
Notice of Data Security Incident
This is notice of a data security incident involving the electronic records of Physicians Standard Insurance Company (PSIC) and certain affiliates to alert those whose personal information may have been impacted. PSIC is an insolvent medical malpractice insurer. The vendor storing PSIC’s servers reported that a criminal actor gained unauthorized access to the PSIC servers and encrypted the data. The data included the following types of information: names, basic contact information, summaries of claimant allegations which contain medical information and some medical records of claimants, potential social security numbers, tax identification numbers, license numbers, and information used for payments. For more information visit https://insurance.kansas.gov/legal-issues/#psic or email us at kdoi.psic@ks.gov. For your security, please note that we will not initiate contact with you regarding this cybersecurity incident by phone call, text, or email. We encourage you to take steps to ensure your data remains secure and remain vigilant for incidents of identity theft or fraud by reviewing bank accounts and other financial statements, and by proactively monitoring free credit reporting. Under U.S. law, you are entitled to one free credit report annually from each of the three major credit reporting bureaus. To order your free credit report, visit http://www.annualcreditreport.com or call 1-877-322-8228 (toll free). To learn more about credit bureau resources, visit our website at https://insurance.kansas.gov/legal-issues/#psic. You may contact the three major credit reporting agencies listed below:
Equifax
PO Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374-0241
1-866-349-5191
http://www.equifax.com
Experian
PO Box 2002, Allen, TX 75013-9701
1-866-200-6020
http://www.experian.com
TransUnion
PO Box 1000, Chester, PA 19016-1000
1-800-888-4213
http://www.transunion.com
Vicki Schmidt
Insurance Commissioner
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