Health Data Breach Tracker/TN

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Cancer Care Center

17,809 individuals · submitted June 9, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Cancer Care Centers, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 17,809 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, diagnoses, prescription information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The CE also provided complimentary credit monitoring services. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its security safeguards to better protect its ePHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Cancer Care Center
State
TN
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
17,809
Submission date
June 9, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Electronic Medical Record
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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