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 Aug. 23, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Florida Department of Health, FL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Aug. 23, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9737, row:876)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Florida Department of Health reported that it experienced a hacking attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 729,699 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, conditions, claims information, and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.