Health Data Breach Tracker/SC

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Prisma Health - Midlands

19,060 individuals · submitted October 28, 2019

About this report

Prisma Health-Midlands, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee’s computer access credentials were posted for sale on the dark web causing a potential disclosure of the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 19,060 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, addresses, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and implemented additional technical and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. The CE offered complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Prisma Health - Midlands
State
SC
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
19,060
Submission date
October 28, 2019
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Other
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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