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 May 5, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- People Incorporated of Sequoyah County, OK
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 5, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10755, row:1894)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), People Incorporated of Sequoyah County, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 8,725 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, financial information, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect sensitive data.