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 Nov. 15, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- South Walton Fire District, FL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 15, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11047, row:2186)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), South Walton Fire District, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 25,331 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.