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Heart South Cardiovascular Group
ArchivedSubmitted 06/13/2024
Updated 13 hours ago ()
- State
- AL
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 20,577
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- Network Server
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Heart South Cardiovascular Group experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 20,577 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications, health insurance information, claims and financial information, Social Security numbers, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented new technical safeguards, and retrained workforce members. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.
Change history
- Sep 23, 2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source
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