Health Data Breach Tracker/GA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

AU Health

49,623 individuals · submitted May 27, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), AU Health, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 49,623 individuals. The PHI involved included names, address, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and medications. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE terminated its business relationship with the BA and implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. Credit monitoring services were also provided to affected individuals.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
AU Health
State
GA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
49,623
Submission date
May 27, 2022
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Electronic Medical Record
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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