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Cardiology Center of Acadiana
ArchivedSubmitted 04/07/2017
Updated 13 hours ago ()
- State
- LA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 9,681
- 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
Cardiology Center of Acadiana, the covered entity (CE), reported that protected health information (PHI) on a computer server became encrypted and unusable as a result of a ransomware attack. The attack affected the PHI of 9,681 individuals and included demographic, financial, and clinical information. The CE provided breach notification to the affected individuals, HHS, and the media. As a result of OCR’s investigation, the CE also took corrective action, implementing technical safeguards, including installing a new firewall.
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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