Jefferson County Health Center

Jefferson County Health Center notified consumers on August 2, 2023, of a security incident discovered on May 30, 2023. An unknown actor accessed systems between April 24 and May 30, 2023, potentially exposing patient names, health insurance info, medical history, treatment info, and diagnoses. No evidence of misuse was found. JCHC secured systems, reported to federal law enforcement, and offered 12 months of credit monitoring.

Jefferson County Health Center reported a data breach to the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. The breach was reported on 2023-08-02. 26 Massachusetts residents were affected. The report records the breach type as electronic.

Jefferson County Health Center (Fairfield, IA) reported to HHS OCR on 2023-07-28 a ransomware attack affecting 53,827 individuals. Breached information was located on a Network Server and included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, claims information, diagnoses, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and media, provided substitute notice, offered complimentary credit monitoring, and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.

Jefferson County Hospital, Waurika, Oklahoma, is a 25-bed critical access facility providing medical services to residents of Jefferson County and surrounding communities. 1.1 TB from the medical facility: medical records, test results, and personal information of employees and patients. Accounting and financial information is abundant. This data will be uploaded during upcoming summer release.

Jefferson County Health Center d/b/a Jefferson County Health Department (MO) reported to HHS on 2023-01-13 a ransomware incident affecting 115,940 individuals. PHI on network servers included names, SSNs, dates of birth, addresses, driver's license numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications, claims, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, individuals, and media; published substitute notice; offered free credit monitoring; and implemented additional administrative/technical safeguards with staff retraining.

JEFFERSON COUNTY HEALTH CENTER filed a data-breach notice with the Illinois Attorney General during 2023 (case 23-512). The register records the breach as discovered on April 24, 2023. Illinois does not publish the number of people affected — 815 ILCS 530/10 permits the Attorney General to publish only the entity name, the types of personal information and the date range.