- State
- PA
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 689,686
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- Network Server
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
Allegheny County, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 689,686 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, diagnoses, claims information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the incident, the CE and BA strengthened its administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal. Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.