Health Data Breach Tracker/AL

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Alabama Cardiovascular Group

280,534 individuals · submitted August 2, 2024

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Alabama Cardiovascular Group, reported that it experienced a hacking incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) 280,534 individuals. The PHI involved included demographic, clinical, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals, implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Alabama Cardiovascular Group
State
AL
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
280,534
Submission date
August 2, 2024
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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