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 Aug. 17, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- SouthCoast Medical Group, LLC, GA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Aug. 17, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10508, row:1647)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), SouthCoast Medical Group, LLC, reported that it experienced a hacking incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 450,860 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnoses/conditions, and financial and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.