Medical Center Barbour

The covered entity (CE), Medical Center Barbour, detected ransomware in its network environment that compromised the affected the protected health information (PHI) of 61,014 individuals. The PHI involved includes names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, diagnoses and conditions, lab results, financial information, and medications. The CE provided breach notification to the affected individuals, the media, the HHS Secretary, and posted substitute breach notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE reset all passwords and implemented a series of improved technical safeguards.