Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by Southern Orthopaedic Surgeons (April 2021)

Organization named: Southern Orthopaedic Surgeons 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 April 5, 2021.

Organization as reported: Southern Orthopaedic Surgeons, AL
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Email
Submission date: April 5, 2021
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12244, row:3383)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Southern Orthopaedic Surgeons, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 4,983 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, and treatment information. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI. In addition, the CE retrained its workforce members on the proper methods of identifying fraudulent email communications. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

4,983 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date April 5, 2021, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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2021-04-05Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 12244)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

Southern Orthopaedic Surgeons Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

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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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