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Breach notice filed by The Good Samaritan Health Center (December 2013)

Organization named: Good Samaritan Health Center 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 Dec. 6, 2013.

Organization as reported
The Good Samaritan Health Center, GA
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported
Desktop Computer
Submission date
Dec. 6, 2013
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15245, row:6384)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

One of the covered entity's (CE) computers was infected with malware and as a result, data on the infected computer was encrypted and made inaccessible. The CE subsequently restored the infected data. The type of protected health information (PHI) involved in the breach was clinical information and included diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medications, and other treatment information for approximately 5,000 individuals. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE retrained staff, implemented additional safeguards for secure file backup, and upgraded its antivirus software. In response to OCR’s investigation, the CE provided substitute notice of the breach. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the Security Rule including risk analysis and risk management.

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

Figures, per source

  • 5,000 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Dec. 6, 2013, 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 15245)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Good Samaritan Health Center Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

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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