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 June 13, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Heart South Cardiovascular Group, AL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- June 13, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9858, row:997)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Heart South Cardiovascular Group experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 20,577 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications, health insurance information, claims and financial information, Social Security numbers, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented new technical safeguards, and retrained workforce members. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.