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 June 2, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Temple University Hospital, Inc., PA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- June 2, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12106, row:3245)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Temple University Hospital, reported that its business associate (BA) was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 17,041 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, clinical information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE terminated its business associate agreement with its BA.