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Skin Cancer Specialists, P.C.
ArchivedSubmitted 03/31/2017
Updated 14 hours ago ()
- State
- GA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 3,365
- 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), Skin Cancer Specialists, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 3,365 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, telephone numbers, and treatment and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its administrative and technical safeguards.
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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