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The Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, for and on behalf of its School of Medicine, and SIU Physicians & Surgeons, Inc.
ArchivedSubmitted 03/05/2021
- State
- IL
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 40,330
- 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), The Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, for and on behalf of its School of Medicine, and SIU Physicians & Surgeons, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 40,330 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, claims information, diagnoses, lab results, and medications. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards 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.