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Georgia Department of Human Services
ArchivedSubmitted 09/17/2021
Updated 12 hours ago ()
- State
- GA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Clearing House
- Individuals affected
- 15,938
- Business associate present
- Yes
- 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), Georgia Department of Human Services, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 15,938 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, financial information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The BA notified affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. The CE notified HHS. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its staff. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE 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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