Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Clay County Social Services (December 2023)

Organization named: Clay County Social Services 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 Dec. 22, 2023.

Organization as reported: Clay County Social Services, MN
Entity type as reported: Business Associate
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Network Server
Submission date: Dec. 22, 2023
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10246, row:1385)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Clay County Social Services, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 123,847 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses/conditions, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, Clay County provided complimentary credit monitoring and implemented additional technical safeguards.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

123,847 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Dec. 22, 2023, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

2023-12-22Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 10246)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Clay County Social Services Named as a service provider 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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