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 March 23, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- University of Miami, FL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- March 23, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12278, row:3417)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), University of Miami, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 86,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notification on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI. It also provided complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection and restoration services. The CE subsequently ended its business relationship with the BA.