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 31, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation, MD
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 31, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10558, row:1697)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
John Hopkins Health System Corporation, the covered entity (CE), reported that it experienced a malware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 2,584 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional technical safeguards.