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 19, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- The Cancer Center of Greenwood Leflore Hospital, MS
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 19, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12001, row:3140)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), The Cancer Center of Greenwood Leflore Hospital, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,714 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, claims information, diagnoses, and lab results. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect ePHI. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.