Health Data Breach Tracker/WV

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Monongalia Health System, Inc.

492,861 individuals · submitted February 28, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Monongalia Health System, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 492,861 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, health insurance and claims information, dates of birth, 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 implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Monongalia Health System, Inc.
State
WV
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
492,861
Submission date
February 28, 2022
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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