City of Fort Lauderdale
Disclosed Apr 29, 20197 years ago9,271 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), The City of Fort Lauderdale, reported that a document containing the protected health information (PHI) of 757 individuals was posted on its website. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and offered complimentary credit monitoring services. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI. OCR received assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.
What is known
| People affected | 9,271 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Apr 29, 2019 |
| Happened | Feb 19, 2020 |
| Attack | Insider |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Government · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Indiana Attorney General 2020 data breach report: City of Fort Lauderdalein.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): City of Fort Lauderdale (Health Plan, FL)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Apr 29, 2019 | 757 |
| Indiana AGresidents of IN | May 1, 2020 | 8 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to insider · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","health"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2020-05-01 to 2019-04-29 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), The City of Fort Lauderdale, reported that a document containing the protected health information (PHI) of 757 individuals was posted on its website. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, and hea · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Indiana AG), confirmed by Indiana AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.