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 30, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Special Health Resources of Texas, Inc., TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 30, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9781, row:920)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Special Health Resources of Texas Inc., reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 13,071 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, Medicaid/Medicare numbers, medical conditions, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional system monitoring safeguards and additional technical safeguards.