Howard Memorial Hospital
Disclosed Jan 27, 20233 years ago53,668 affectedConfirmed
The covered entity (CE), Howard Memorial Hospital, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 53,688 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its administrative and technical safeguards to better protect sensitive data.
What is known
| People affected | 53,668 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jan 27, 2023 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Vermont Attorney General: 2023-01-27 Howard Memorial Hospital Data Breach Notice to Consumersago.vermont.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Howard Memorial Hospital (Healthcare Provider, AR)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Vermont AGresidents of VT | Jan 27, 2023 | |
| HHS archivetotal | Jan 27, 2023 | 53,668 |
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 53668 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to The covered entity (CE), Howard Memorial Hospital, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 53,688 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addres · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Vermont AG), confirmed by Vermont AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.