Health Data Breach Tracker/PA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Geisinger

86,412 individuals · submitted October 19, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Geisinger, reported that its business associate experienced a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 86,412 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Geisinger
State
PA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
86,412
Submission date
October 19, 2020
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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