Health Data Breach Tracker/Monthly roundup
Biggest health data breaches: October 2018
In October 2018, 33 health data breaches affecting 500 or more people were reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights, with a combined 2,138,819 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
33
Individuals affected
2,138,819
Hacking or IT incidents
17
- 1Employees Retirement System of TexasTX · Health Plan · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Oct 15, 20181,248,263
- 2CNO ACEIN · Health Plan · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 25, 2018566,217
- 3Health First, IncFL · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 5, 201842,000
- 4Jones Eye Center, P.C.IA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 22, 201839,605
- 5Gold Coast Health PlanCA · Business Associate · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 5, 201837,005
- 6The May Eye Care CenterPA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 11, 201830,000
- 7CJ Elmwood Partners, L.P.IA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 22, 201822,416
- 8Minnesota Department of Human ServicesMN · Health Plan · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 9, 201820,800
- 9HealthFitnessIL · Business Associate · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Oct 15, 201820,790
- 10Catawba Valley Medical CenterNC · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 12, 201820,000
- 11National Ambulatory Hernia InstituteCA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 5, 201815,974
- 12Dr. Amy WoodruffTX · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 7, 201810,862
- 13Raley's/Bel Air Mart/Nob Hill General Store, Inc.CA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Oct 26, 201810,124
- 14Missouri Department of Mental HealthMO · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Oct 24, 20189,000
- 15FirstCare Health PlansTX · Health Plan · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Oct 12, 20188,056
- 16The Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 23, 20185,368
- 17Smith Dental CareTX · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 17, 20185,000
- 18Tillamook Chiropractic, PCOR · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 3, 20184,058
- 19CignaCT · Health Plan · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 10, 20183,500
- 20Dr. Robert CarpenterTX · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 7, 20183,000