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 Aug. 13, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, NV
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Aug. 13, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11957, row:3096)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 1,300,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, financial information, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals.