Weirton Medical Center
Disclosed Mar 18, 20242 years ago26,793 affectedConfirmed
Weirton Medical Center, the covered entity (CE), reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 26,793 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, health insurance information, and claims and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. The CE implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect PHI.
What is known
| People affected | 26,793 (as reported to HHS) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Mar 18, 2024 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Names, Health |
| Sector | Healthcare · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Vermont Attorney General: 2024-03-18 Weirton Medical Center Data Breach Notice to Consumersago.vermont.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Weirton Medical Center (Healthcare Provider, WV)ocrportal.hhs.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Vermont AGresidents of VT | Mar 18, 2024 | |
| HHS archivetotal | Mar 18, 2024 | 26,793 |
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 26793 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to Weirton Medical Center, the covered entity (CE), reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 26,793 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security num · 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.