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 Oct. 18, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Singing River Health System and its wholly owned subsidiary, Singing River Gulfport, MS
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Oct. 18, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10410, row:1549)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Singing River Health System and Singing River Gulfport, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 895,204 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, claims information, diagnoses, conditions, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute breach notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE reset all passwords and implemented a series of improved technical safeguards.