Health Data Breach Tracker/NC

Healthcare Provider · Archived

University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina, Inc. dba Vidant Health

77,942 individuals · submitted September 14, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina, Inc. dba Vidant Health, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack affecting the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 77,942 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, email addresses, health insurance information, and 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
University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina, Inc. dba Vidant Health
State
NC
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
77,942
Submission date
September 14, 2020
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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