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 Feb. 16, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Mental Health Center of North Central Alabama, Inc., AL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Feb. 16, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10131, row:1270)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Mental Health Center of North Central Alabama, Inc., reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PH) of 75,667 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, drivers’ license numbers, Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.