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2A • COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • MARCH 27, 2019 RECORDS Oregon Department of Human Services notifies public of data breach SALEM—Th e Oregon Department of Human Ser- vices uncovered a phishing incident that aff ected email records at the department. Unfortunately, Protected Health Information under the Health Insurance Porta- bility and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was compromised and potentially exposed. Th e agency has hired an outside entity, IDExperts, to perform a forensic review to clarify the number and iden- tities of Oregonians whose information was exposed, and the specifi c kinds of in- formation involved. Th e Department of Hu- man Services takes privacy and the confi dentiality of client information seriously and has strong information technology security process- es in place, which enabled the department to detect and contain the incident. Th e department cannot confi rm that any clients’ personal in- formation was acquired from its email system or used in- appropriately. However, it is notifying the public because infor- mation was accessible to an unauthorized person or per- sons. Although DHS has not confi rmed that clients’ per- sonal information was ac- quired during the incident, DHS considers the inci- dent a breach under Ore- gon’s Identity Th eft Protec- tion Act (ORS 646A.600 to 646A.628). Th erefore, this notifi ca- tion is provided in part as a substitute notice of a breach under Oregon’s Identity Th eft Protection Act, because the class of aff ected consum- ers exceeds 350,000. Th e facts are summarized below, along with protective measures the department has taken since discovering the incident and general guid- ance on protecting personal information. What happened? On Jan. 28, DHS and En- terprise Security Offi ce Cy- ber Security team confi rmed that a breach of regulated information had occurred. Nine individual employees opened a phishing email and clicked on a link that com- promised their email mail- boxes and allowed access to these employees’ email infor- mation. Current information in- dicates on Jan. 8, a spear phishing email was sent to DHS employees. Th rough our process of discovery, we learned that there were near- ly 2 million emails in those email mailboxes. Th e unauthorized ac- cess to the aff ected email mailboxes was successfully stopped. DHS is in the pro- cess of thoroughly reviewing the incident and the infor- mation involved. Th is inves- tigation includes clarifying the number of impacted rec- ords that might contain per- sonal information of clients receiving services from DHS. What information was involved? Clients’ Protected Health Information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HI- PAA) was accessible to an unauthorized person. Client information may include fi rst and last names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, case number and other information used to administer DHS programs. Human Services doing? Th e security and con- fi dentiality of personal in- formation is critical to the Department of Human Ser- vices. While there is no in- dication that any personal information was copied from its email system or used in- appropriately, the depart- ment will be off ering identity theft recovery services for impacted individuals. DHS is in the process of determining whose infor- mation was aff ected by this breach. Once confi rmed, IDEx- perts will send individual notices to identifi ed individ- uals, including notices to cli- ents whose HIPAA-protect- ed information was involved, with instructions on how to register for the service, which includes free credit monitoring. What is the Department of Need more information? DHS will provide up- dates as more information is known. IDExperts has established a toll-free information line which will be available Fri- day (March 22, 2019) at 800- 792-1750 to assist DHS cli- ents with more information. Th ere is also an estab- lished website with infor- mation. www.ide.myidcare. com/oregonDHS. Concerned DHS clients may contact all three nation- al consumer reporting agen- cies, including for a copy of a current credit report, at: Equifax, TransUnion and Experian Website: AnnualCredit- Report.com or call 877-322- 8228 (Option 1) Mailing Address: Annual Credit Report Request Ser- vice, P.O. Box 105281, Atlan- ta, GA 30348-5281. Department of Revenue urges Oregonians to be aware of new tax scams It’s never safe to let down your guard, warns the Ore- gon Department of Revenue (ODR). Scam tactics are al- ways evolving and becoming more eff ective. Scammers try many diff erent methods to trick people into giving them personal information or mon- ey. Th e best way for taxpayers to make payments directly to the ODR is through Revenue Online. It’s secure and includes all the information necessary to ensure the payment is prop- erly applied to the correct ac- count. Go directly to oregon.gov/ dor to fi nd Revenue Online. Payment providers may pro- vide links that appear to take you to the government site, but just end up taking you to an- other area of the provider’s site. Scams mainly come in the form of a phone call, email, or standard mail. Here are some tips to help you identify scam attempts. • Scammers make unsolicit- ed calls. Th ieves call taxpayers claiming to be representatives of the Oregon Department of Revenue or other tax offi cials. Th ey demand that the victim pay a bogus tax bill and may use threats or a sense of ur- gency to con the victim into sending cash, usually through a prepaid debit card or wire transfer. Th e Department of Revenue never uses methods like these when making calls. Hang up on suspicious phone calls. No matter how urgent a message makes a sit- uation sound, you can always hang up, call the Department of Revenue at their published phone numbers [503-378-4988 or 800-356-4222 (toll-free)], and know that you’re dealing with an actual government employee. • Scammers send letters. Letters oft en contain legitimate logos, addresses, and phone numbers to fool you. Some- times, these letters expose themselves as scams through blurry logos, misspellings, and poor grammar. Letters are usually in the form of a fake tax bill or claim- ing an error with your account. Letters from the Department of Revenue will have informa- tion that is verifi able through our website and every letter is printed with an identifi cation number in the upper right cor- ner. • Scammers set up fake websites. Some scams that start as unsolicited calls or let- ters may also try to send you to fake websites. Th ese websites are designed to look like and offi cial federal or state agency neral Chapel. Arrangements by Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel. DEAN—Patricia F. Dean, 73, of Cottage Grove, died March 20, 2019. Arrange- ments by Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel. Neil Welcome Harwood March 18, 2019 N eil Welcome Harwood, 92 of Cottage Grove, Oregon passed away March 18, 2019. He was born in Knappton, WA to Omar and Bethel (Skinner) Harwood. Neil joined the Unit- ed States Army and worked as a surgical technician. He married Rachel Bessonette July 28, 1947 in Deadwood, OR. Th ey were married 69 years. Neil worked logging related jobs, and for many years as a road grader operator in Mapleton, OR. He enjoyed family and friends. Neil loved camping and exploring many places in Oregon. He also, enjoyed having a full wood shed for cozy fi res in his fi replace. He is survived by son David (Janette) Harwood of Walter- ville, OR; son Jeff rey Harwood of Cottage Grove, OR; brother Oscar Harwood of Amity, OR; brother Rex Harwood of Weiser, ID; brother Marvin Harwood of CA; sister Margie Herzberg of Tigard, OR; brother Walter Har- wood of Roseburg, OR; 2 grand- children and 3 great-grandchil- dren. He is preceded in death by his wife Rachel Harwood. Arrangements are in the care of Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel. sion. For more information on protecting yourself or what to do if you’re a victim of identity theft , visit www.irs.gov. John Wesley Solesbee 1947-2019 Charlotte June “Carnes” Woolcott 1925-2019 J ohn Wesley Solesbee, 72 of Cottage Grove, OR passed away on March 12, 2019. He was born on March 12, 1947 in Murphy, North Carolina to parents Jacob and Doro- thy (Kephart) Solesbee. John DEATH NOTICES WOOLCOTT— Charlotte June Woolcott, 93, of Van- couver, Wash., formerly of Cottage Grove, died March 19, 2019. A celebration of her life will be held Saturday, March 30, at Smith-Lund-Mills Fu- site. Remember that the Ore- gon Department of Revenue’s web address will always begin with an “https://” designation and be from the “.gov” exten- made his living as a timber faller. He enjoyed hunting and fi shing. John married Loretta Miller on September 8, 2005 in Reno, NV. He is survived by his wife, Loretta Solesbee; daughters, Margaret Solsebee, Angie Solesbee, Linda Foster and husband Jimmy, Kathleen Solesbee; son, Kenneth Soles- bee; step-son, Johnny Miller; siblings, R.V. Solesbee, Ann Nunn, Larry Solesbee, Keith Solesbee; 3 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. A pri- vate family visitation was held. Burial at Walker Union Ceme- tery. Arrangements in the care of Smith Lund Mills Funeral Chapel, Cottage Grove, OR. Norman Henry Westerkamp 1933-2019 C harlotte June (Carnes) Woolcott died peacefully the morning of March 19 at the age of 93. She was born June 25, 1925 in Hood River to Fred and Zana (Lee) Carnes and was pre- ceded in death by her husband of over 55 years, Russ Woolcott. June was raised in Hood Riv- er, graduated from University of Oregon, and taught PE/En- glish at Grants Pass and Cottage Grove High Schools. She taught Sunday School at the United Methodist Church (CG); was an active member of the Amer- ican Legion Women’s Auxiliary, Julianna Garden Club, the PTA, and First United Methodist Church (Eugene); was both a Cub and Girl Scout leader; played bridge and pinochle; and was on a bowling team spon- sored by Randall & Woolcott. She loved music, gardening, sports (especially basketball), and Mt. Hood. Survivors include children Chuck (Dawn) Woolcott, Gail (Parke) Ball, and Sally (Bob) Schroeder; grandchildren: Sara (Kyle) Piper, Kelsy (Allen) Foul- stone, Nicole (David) Cline, Grant (fi ancé Samantha) Schro- eder, Victoria (Devin) Geiger, Emma Woolcott, and Evan Woolcott; and great-grandchil- dren: Logan Piper, Wesley Pip- er, and Norah Foulstone. A Celebration of Life will be held at Smith-Lund Mills Funeral Chapel on March 30, 2019 at 2 pm. In lieu of fl owers, remembrances to the Cottage Grove American Legion Post, your local Scouting organiza- tions, Cottage Grove Historical Museum, or your place of wor- ship are appreciated. Arrange- ments in the care of Smith Lund Mills Funeral Chapel, Cottage Grove, OR. N orman Henry West- erkamp, 85 of Cottage Grove, Oregon passed away March 18, 2019. He was born October 3, 1933, in Denver, CO to parents Henry and Adda (Halter) Westerkamp. Norman graduated in 1951 from North Denver High School, and Rocky Mountain Technical Institute from 1957-1961. He served in the United States Navy on the USS Saint Paul during the Ko- rean War. He married Cornelia T. Lowrance, November 16, 1954, in Westminster, Colorado. Norman worked as a Custodi- an in Denver public schools. He also worked as a pin setter at a bowling alley, at stockman Dixon Paper, and Jeff erson County Schools as an Electri- cian Apprentice. He owned and operated NorWest Backhoe and Septic Services until his retire- ment in 1995. Normans hobbies included being on the pit crew for Googie Gallow. Norman is survived by his wife Cornelia, daughter Carol (Gerald) Water- house; daughter Karen (Ronald) Perkins; son Bobby (Melanie) Westerkamp; son Clent (Cheri) Westerkamp; son Mark (Barba- ra) Westerkamp; 10 grandchil- dren; 2 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great grandchild. He is preceded in death by daugh- ter-in law Lisa Williams (West- erkamp). 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