Health Data Breach Tracker/FL

Healthcare Provider · Archived

North Broward Hospital District d/b/a Broward Health

1,351,431 individuals · submitted January 2, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), North Broward Hospital District dba Broward Health, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,351,432 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, telephone numbers, financial information, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, health insurance information, diagnoses, medical record numbers, and email addresses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE reset all passwords, implemented additional technical safeguards, and offered complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
North Broward Hospital District d/b/a Broward Health
State
FL
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,351,431
Submission date
January 2, 2022
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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