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Breach notice filed by Pottawatomie County Health Department (October 2021)

Organization named: Pottawatomie County Health Department 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 OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Oct. 30, 2021.

Organization as reported
Pottawatomie County Health Department, KS
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported
Network Server
Submission date
Oct. 30, 2021
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11822, row:2961)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Pottawatomie County Health Department, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 6,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, telephone numbers, diagnoses, health insurance information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented new technical safeguards and revised its policies and procedures. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.

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

Figures, per source

  • 6,000 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Oct. 30, 2021, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 11822)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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