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 Oct. 4, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Bayhealth Medical Center, DE
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Oct. 4, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9676, row:815)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Bayhealth Medical Center, reported that it experienced a cyberattack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 497,047 individuals. The PHI involved included Social Security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses/conditions, medications, and other treatment 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 and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained.