HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of May 27, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- AU Health, GA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record
- Submission date
- May 27, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11419, row:2558)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), AU Health, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 49,623 individuals. The PHI involved included names, address, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and medications. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE terminated its business relationship with the BA and implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. Credit monitoring services were also provided to affected individuals.