Regulator-posted notice

Breach notice filed by St Joseph Health System (February 2014)

Organization named: St. Joseph Health System 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 Feb. 5, 2014.

Organization as reported: St Joseph Health System, TX
Entity type as reported: Healthcare Provider
Category as reported: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported: Network Server
Submission date: Feb. 5, 2014
Observed by BreachRecords: 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 15185, row:6324)
Archived copy: Held in the private archive (provenance)

A computer server containing the records of 405,124 patients of the covered entity (CE), St. Joseph Health System, was hacked during a power surge. The electronic protected health information (ePHI) on the server included names, dates of birth, social security numbers, medical information, bank account information, and addresses. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The CE improved administrative and technical security and developed and revised policies and procedures addressing the breach. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed.
The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

405,000 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date Feb. 5, 2014, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

Source dates are the dates the sources give. Observation dates are when BreachRecords recorded each revision.

2014-02-05Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
2026-10-18Observed by BreachRecords (revision 15185)
2026-10-19Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

St. Joseph Health System 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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