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. 9, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Tattnall County, Georgia, GA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Feb. 9, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10916, row:2055)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Tattnall County, Georgia, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 1,337 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, dates of birth, claims and financial information, diagnoses, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.