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Breach notice filed by Hardin County Emergency Medical Services (November 2024)

Organization named: Hardin County Emergency Medical Services 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 Nov. 27, 2024.

Organization as reported
Hardin County Emergency Medical Services, KY
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported
Email
Submission date
Nov. 27, 2024
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9574, row:713)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Hardin County Emergency Medical Services, reported that an employee was the target of an email phishing scheme that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 1,046 individuals. The PHI involved demographic, clinical, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and retrained the involved employee. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Security Rule and the Breach Notification Rule.

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

Figures, per source

  • 1,046 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Nov. 27, 2024, 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 9574)
  • 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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