Weirton Medical Center

Disclosed Mar 18, 202426,793 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	NamesHealth
Sector	Healthcare · US
Status	Confirmed

Sources

Official noticeago.vermont.gov

Vermont Attorney General: 2024-03-18 Weirton Medical Center Data Breach Notice to Consumers

Official noticeocrportal.hhs.gov

HHS OCR breach report (archive, resolved): Weirton Medical Center (Healthcare Provider, WV)

Notices filed

Residents of VTMar 18, 2024

Vermont AGCount not stated

TotalMar 18, 2024

HHS archive26,793 people

History of this record

attack2026-09-25

unknown to hackingby backfillSource

data_types2026-09-25

[] to ["names","health"]by backfillSource

records_basis2026-09-25

empty to hhsby backfillSource

records2026-09-25

empty to 26793by backfillSource

summary2026-09-25

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 numby backfillSource

Added2026-09-25

First recordedby backfillSource

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

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