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 Dec. 18, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Dallas County, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Dec. 18, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10268, row:1407)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Dallas County, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 201,404 individuals. The PHI involved included clinical, demographic, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals and HHS. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.