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 July 15, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Benson Health, NC
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 15, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11306, row:2445)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Benson Health, the covered entity (CE), reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 28,913 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect sensitive data. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.