- State
- PA
- Covered entity type
- Health Plan
- Individuals affected
- 9,196
- 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
The covered entity (CE), Altoona Area School District, a hybrid entity with a self-funded health plan health care component, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 9,196 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, financial and health insurance information, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards and retrained workforce members to better protect its 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.