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 June 9, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Cancer Care Center, TN
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record
- Submission date
- June 9, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12084, row:3223)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Cancer Care Centers, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 17,809 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, diagnoses, prescription information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The CE also provided complimentary credit monitoring services. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its security safeguards to better protect its ePHI.