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Breach notice filed by Midland County Hospital District d/b/a Midland Memorial Hospital (December 2017)

Organization named: Midland County Hospital District d/b/a Midland Memorial Hospital 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 Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Dec. 12, 2017.

Organization as reported
Midland County Hospital District d/b/a Midland Memorial Hospital, TX
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported
Email
Submission date
Dec. 12, 2017
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13973, row:5112)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

Midland Memorial Hospital, the covered entity (CE), experienced an email phishing attack. The protected health information (PHI) affected by the attack included the names, account and medical record numbers, and treatment information of approximately 1,160 individuals. Upon discovering the breach, the CE took steps to immediately disable affected email accounts. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of the breach, the CE improved technical safeguards and retrained staff. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed.

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

Figures, per source

  • 1,160 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date Dec. 12, 2017, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 13973)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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