Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

36,739 individuals · submitted December 9, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, reported that its business associate experienced a ransomware attack affecting the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 36,739 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, mailing and e-mail addresses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
36,739
Submission date
December 9, 2020
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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