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Iowa Health System

Disclosed Sep 14, 20206 years ago27,410 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

The covered entity (CE), Iowa Health System dba UnityPoint Health, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack affecting the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 27,410 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice.

What is known

People affected27,410 (as reported to HHS)
DisclosedSep 14, 2020
AttackHacking
Data exposedNames, Health
SectorHealthcare · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

Source
HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Iowa Health System (Healthcare Provider, IA)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
HHS archivetotalSep 14, 202027,410

Other breaches at Iowa Health System

BreachAffected
Disclosed Apr 16, 2018Apr 16, 20188 years agoHacking1.4M
History of this record
  • 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source

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

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