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 July 30, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- UF Health Central Florida, FL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 30, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11971, row:3110)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), UF Health Central Florida, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 700,934 patients. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, clinical and treatment information, and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE strengthened its administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI.