Health Data Breach Tracker/GA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Georgia Urology

12,398 individuals · submitted March 27, 2025

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Georgia Urology, reported that several employees were the subjects of an email phishing attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 12,398 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and social security numbers, claims information, diagnoses, conditions, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE enabled multi-factor authentication, reset and strengthened its password requirements, and implemented new technical safeguards.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Georgia Urology
State
GA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
12,398
Submission date
March 27, 2025
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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