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 Jan. 19, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Columbus Regional Healthcare System, NC
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Jan. 19, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10192, row:1331)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Columbus Regional Medical Center, the covered entity (CE), reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 132,887 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, drivers’ license and state identification numbers, passport numbers, diagnoses, financial and health insurance information, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE offered free credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards.