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Sandhills Medical Foundation, Inc.
ArchivedSubmitted 03/12/2021
Updated 13 hours ago ()
- State
- SC
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 39,602
- 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), Sandhills Medical Foundation, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 39,602 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, diagnoses and conditions, financial information, and claims information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. The CE also provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals. In response to the breach, the BA strengthened its technical safeguards to better protect ePHI.
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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