Christiana Spine Center

Disclosed May 31, 202220,870 affectedConfirmed

Christiana Spine Center, the covered entity (CE) reported that an unauthorized third-party gained access to its network and accessed or acquired the protected health information (PHI) of 20,870 individuals. The PHI involved included demographic and clinical information. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data.

What is known

People affected	20,870 (as reported to HHS)
Disclosed	May 31, 2022
Discovered	Feb 25, 2022
Happened	Feb 25, 2022
Attack	Hacking
Data exposed	NamesHealthInsurance
Sector	Healthcare · US
Status	Confirmed

Sources

Official noticeattorneygeneral.delaware.gov

Notice letter filed with the Delaware DOJ: Christiana Spine Center

Official noticeocrportal.hhs.gov

HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Christiana Spine Center (Healthcare Provider, DE)

Notices filed

Residents of DEMay 31, 2022

Delaware DOJ1,000 people

TotalJun 9, 2022

HHS archive20,870 people

History of this record

sector2026-09-25

other to healthby backfillSource

attack2026-09-25

unknown to hackingby backfillSource

records_basis2026-09-25

organization to hhsby backfillSource

records2026-09-25

3500 to 20870by backfillSource

summary2026-09-25

empty to Christiana Spine Center, the covered entity (CE) reported that an unauthorized third-party gained access to its network and accessed or acquired the protected health information (PHI) of 20,870 individuals. The PHI involved included demograby backfillSource

Added2026-09-25

First recordedby backfillSource

First seen 2026-09-25 (Delaware DOJ), confirmed by Delaware DOJ. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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