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 July 26, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- South Western Communications, Inc., IN
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 26, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9786, row:925)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), South West Communications, Inc., reported that it experienced a cyberattack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 1,115 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses/ conditions, lab results, and medications. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary identity protection services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI. The CE received technical assistance from OCR regarding its health information privacy compliance obligations.