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 Nov. 22, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- The Charles Lea Center, SC
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 22, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10329, row:1468)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), The Charles Lea Center, reported that it experienced a cybersecurity incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 1,250 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI.