Health Data Breach Tracker/PA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

1,533 individuals · submitted June 26, 2023

About this report

The covered entity (CE), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, reported that its business associate (BA) was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 1,533 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its technical safeguards and provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
State
PA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,533
Submission date
June 26, 2023
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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