Health Data Breach Tracker/Monthly roundup
Biggest health data breaches: November 2017
In November 2017, 22 health data breaches affecting 500 or more people were reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights, with a combined 229,202 individuals affected as reported. Hacking/IT Incident was the most common breach type this month, and healthcare provider accounted for the most reports. Counts are as reported to OCR and may overlap across breaches; a listing does not imply wrongdoing.
Breaches reported
22
Individuals affected
229,202
Hacking or IT incidents
7
- 1Dallas County Mental Health Mental Retardation Center dba Metrocare ServicesTX · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Nov 17, 2017120,259
- 2Pulmonary Specialists of Louisville, PSCKY · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Nov 27, 201732,000
- 3Hackensack Sleep and Pulmonary CenterNJ · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Nov 28, 201716,474
- 4Shop-Rite Supermarkets, Inc.NY · Healthcare Provider · Improper Disposal · Nov 3, 201712,172
- 5The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.WI · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Nov 17, 20179,500
- 6Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation Therapy, Inc.MA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Nov 14, 20178,800
- 7Valley Family MedicineVA · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Nov 3, 20178,450
- 8Humana IncKY · Health Plan · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Nov 21, 20175,764
- 9Alere ToxicologyMA · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Nov 28, 20172,146
- 10Family & Cosmetic Dentistry of the RockiesCO · Healthcare Provider · Improper Disposal · Nov 13, 20171,850
- 11Aetna Inc.CT · Health Plan · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Nov 8, 20171,600
- 12Otolaryngology Associates of Central New Jersey, P.C.NJ · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Nov 10, 20171,551
- 13Indiana University HealthIN · Healthcare Provider · Improper Disposal · Nov 3, 20171,399
- 14Sutter Valley Medical Foundation d/b/a Sutter Medical FoundationCA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Nov 22, 20171,303
- 15UPMC SusquehannaPA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Nov 15, 20171,208
- 16Rocky Mountain Health Care ServicesCO · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Nov 16, 2017909
- 17Baptist Health LouisvilleKY · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Nov 21, 2017880
- 18The Lowell General HospitalMA · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Nov 10, 2017769
- 19University of Alabama at BirminghamAL · Healthcare Provider · Loss · Nov 27, 2017652
- 20Washington State Department of Social and Health ServicesWA · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Nov 16, 2017515