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 Nov. 29, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Broward County Public Schools, FL
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 29, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11756, row:2895)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Broward County Public Schools, reported that it experienced a cybersecurity attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 49,608 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and other identifiers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards, revised its policies and procedures, and offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection to affected individuals.