Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Texas ENT Specialists

535,489 individuals · submitted December 10, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Texas ENT Specialists, reported it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information of 535,489 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and 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 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
Texas ENT Specialists
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
535,489
Submission date
December 10, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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