Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Bon Secours Health System Incorporated (August 2016)

Organization named: Bon Secours Health System Incorporated Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure

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 Aug. 12, 2016.

Organization as reported: Bon Secours Health System Incorporated, MD
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information as reported: Network Server
Submission date: Aug. 12, 2016
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14453, row:5592)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

Bon Secours Health System, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) left the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 655,000 individuals unsecured via the Internet. The ePHI involved included names, health insurance information, Social Security numbers, and clinical information. Following the breach, the CE terminated its relationship with the BA. In its mitigation efforts, the CE offered complimentary credit monitoring and fraud resolution services to affected parties.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

651,971 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Aug. 12, 2016, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2016-08-12Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 14453)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Bon Secours Health System Incorporated 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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