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Southern Orthopaedic Surgeons
ArchivedSubmitted 04/05/2021
Updated 15 hours ago ()
- State
- AL
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 4,983
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Sep 23, 2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- Oct 25, 2026
OCR description
The covered entity (CE), Southern Orthopaedic Surgeons, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 4,983 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, and treatment information. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI. In addition, the CE retrained its workforce members on the proper methods of identifying fraudulent email communications. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media.
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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