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 March 22, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Emergency Medical Services Authority, OK
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- March 22, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10050, row:1189)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Emergency Medical Services Authority, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 611,743 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained to better protect PHI.