Health Data Breach Tracker/Monthly roundup
Biggest health data breaches: October 2021
In October 2021, 62 health data breaches affecting 500 or more people were reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights, with a combined 8,332,123 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
62
Individuals affected
8,332,123
Hacking or IT incidents
48
- 1Lincare Holdings Inc.FL · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 26, 20212,918,444
- 2Eskenazi HealthIN · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 1, 20211,515,918
- 3JDC Healthcare Management LLCTX · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 7, 20211,077,635
- 4Sea Mar Community Health CentersWA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 30, 2021688,000
- 5Community Medical Centers, Inc.CA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 26, 2021604,583
- 6QRS, Inc.TN · Business Associate · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 22, 2021430,334
- 7ReproSource Fertility Diagnostics, Inc.MA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 8, 2021253,774
- 8UMass Memorial Health Care, Inc.MA · Business Associate · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 15, 2021209,048
- 9NHS Management, LLCAL · Business Associate · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 29, 2021120,712
- 10OSF HealthCare SystemIL · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 1, 202153,907
- 11Lavaca Medical CenterTX · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 21, 202148,705
- 12Professional Dental Alliance, LLCPA · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Oct 1, 202147,173
- 13Nationwide Laboratory ServicesFL · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 28, 202133,437
- 14Professional Dental Alliance of Michigan, PLLCPA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 1, 202126,054
- 15Syracuse ASC, LLCNY · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 14, 202124,891
- 16Professional Dental Alliance of Georgia, PLLCPA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 1, 202123,974
- 17Professional Dental Alliance of Florida, LLCPA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 1, 202118,626
- 18Medical Practice SolutionsMS · Business Associate · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 18, 202116,737
- 19Professional Dental Alliance of Illinois, PLLCPA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 1, 202116,673
- 20Samaritan Daytop Village, Inc.NY · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 26, 202115,459