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 July 19, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Franklin County, Kansas, KS
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 19, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9797, row:936)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Franklin County, Kansas, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 10,263 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses/conditions, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented multifactor authentication as well as other measures to strengthen the security of its network.