Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Community First Medical Center (September 2023)

Organization named: Community First Medical Center 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 Sept. 26, 2023.

Organization as reported: Community First Medical Center, IL
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Network Server
Submission date: Sept. 26, 2023
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10445, row:1584)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Community First Medical Center, reported that it experienced a cyberattack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 216,047 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, Social Security numbers, medical record numbers, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring, implemented additional safeguards to better protect its PHI, and received technical assistance from OCR regarding the HIPAA Rules.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

216,047 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Sept. 26, 2023, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2023-09-26Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 10445)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Community First Medical Center 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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