The covered entity (CE), Children’s Mercy Hospital, reported that a hacker used a software-defined radio (SDR) or similar data capture device to intercept protected health information (PHI) transmitted via the CE’s pager system. The breach affected the PHI of 1,463 individuals and included names, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards and retrained its workforce members.
2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2018-01-31 to 2017-05-19 · backfill source
2026-09-25 · records_basis: organization to hhs · backfill source
2026-09-25 · records: 38873 to 65930 · backfill source
2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","health"] · backfill source
2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Children’s Mercy Hospital, reported that a hacker used a software-defined radio (SDR) or similar data capture device to intercept protected health information (PHI) transmitted via the CE’s pager system. The breach · backfill source
