Coastal Family Health Center
Disclosed Jul 2, 20215 years ago65,890 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Coastal Family Health Center, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 65,860 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth; Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice its website. In response to the breach, the CE offered free credit monitoring services and implemented additional technical safeguards, revised it policies and procedures, and retrained its workforce.
What is known
| People affected | 65,890 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jul 2, 2021 |
| Happened | May 13, 2021 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Indiana Attorney General 2021 data breach report: Coastal Family Health Centerin.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Coastal Family Health Center (Healthcare Provider, MS)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| HHS archivetotal | Jul 2, 2021 | 65,890 |
| Indiana AGresidents of IN | Jul 6, 2021 | 19 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","health"] · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to hhs · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 65890 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2021-07-06 to 2021-07-02 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Coastal Family Health Center, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 65,860 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth; · 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.