Health Data Breach Tracker/IA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Jefferson County Health Center

53,827 individuals · submitted July 28, 2023

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Jefferson County Health Center, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 53,827 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, claims information, diagnoses, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Jefferson County Health Center
State
IA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
53,827
Submission date
July 28, 2023
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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