Health Data Breach Tracker/GA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

St. Joseph's/Candler Health System, Inc.

1,400,000 individuals · submitted August 10, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 1,400,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, claims information, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
St. Joseph's/Candler Health System, Inc.
State
GA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,400,000
Submission date
August 10, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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