Health Data Breach Tracker/MA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

South Shore Hospital

74,328 individuals · submitted September 23, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), South Shore Hospital, reported that its business associate experienced a ransomware attack affecting the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 74,328 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
South Shore Hospital
State
MA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
74,328
Submission date
September 23, 2020
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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