- State
- AR
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 53,668
- 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), Howard Memorial Hospital, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 53,688 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its administrative and technical safeguards to better protect sensitive data.
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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