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Breach notice filed by Georgia Hand, Shoulder & Elbow, PC (September 2023)

Organization named: Georgia Hand, Shoulder & Elbow, PC 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. 1, 2023.

Organization as reported
Georgia Hand, Shoulder & Elbow, PC, GA
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported
Email
Submission date
Sept. 1, 2023
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10480, row:1619)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Georgia Hand, Shoulder & Elbow, reported that several employees were the subjects of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 20,498 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, medical record numbers, health insurance information, financial information, and other treatment 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 services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 20,498 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Sept. 1, 2023, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 10480)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    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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