Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

South Texas Oncology and Hematology, PLLC

175,195 individuals · submitted April 19, 2024

About this report

The covered entity (CE), South Texas Oncology and Hematology, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 175,195 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
South Texas Oncology and Hematology, PLLC
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
175,195
Submission date
April 19, 2024
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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