HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Aug. 2, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Alabama Cardiovascular Group, AL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Aug. 2, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9773, row:912)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Alabama Cardiovascular Group, reported that it experienced a hacking incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) 280,534 individuals. The PHI involved included demographic, clinical, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals, implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.