During an attempt to divert funds owed to Telecare Corp. from payors into fraudulent bank accounts , cybercriminals may have exposed patient information , according to a notice posted on the company 's website Oct. 4 . Telecare discovered in August that hackers were trying to divert payments to fraudulent accounts . Upon investigation , the company learned the unauthorized third parties had gained access to a limited amount of patient demographic and clinical information . According to HHS ' Office for Civil Rights , Telecare has notified 823 patients of the security incident . Along with patient data being exposed , an employee 's email account was also compromised . Telecare immediately took action to secure the account . Since the incident , Telecare has implemented additional technical and non - technical safeguards . Patients are also being offered one year of free credit monitoring . ;