Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Baylor College of Medicine (September 2020)

Organization named: Baylor College of Medicine Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

What the sources say

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 Sept. 9, 2020.

Organization as reported: Baylor College of Medicine, TX
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Network Server
Submission date: Sept. 9, 2020
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12703, row:3842)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Baylor College of Medicine, reported that its business associate experienced a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 4,586 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

4,586 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Sept. 9, 2020, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2020-09-09Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 12703)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Baylor College of Medicine Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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