Health Data Breach Tracker/MN

Healthcare Provider · Archived

CentraCare Health System

842 individuals · submitted July 2, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), CentraCare Health System, reported that its business associate (BA) was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 842 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, medications, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE and BA provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
CentraCare Health System
State
MN
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
842
Submission date
July 2, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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