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 July 23, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Mobile County Commission, AL
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 23, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11985, row:3124)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Mobile County Commission, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,337 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and financial and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its administrative and technical safeguards.