- State
- AZ
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,000
- Business associate present
- No
- Type of breach
- Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of breached information
- Desktop Computer
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- 9/23/2026
- Last seen in OCR export
- 9/23/2026
OCR description
The Fort Defiance Indian Hospital Board (FDIHB), the covered entity (CE), reported that it was the victim of a hacking incident involving its computer network. This breach affected 6,240 individuals and the types of protected health information (PHI) involved included diagnoses, conditions, lab results, and medications prescribed. FDIHB notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The CE also provided complimentary credit reporting services. Finally, FDIHB implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI and retrained its staff. OCR provided technical assistance regarding risk analysis and risk management provisions of the HIPAA Security Rule. OCR obtained assurances that FDIHB implemented the aforementioned corrective actions.
Change history
- 9/23/2026Added to OCR's archive list
Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights about this source
Records are reproduced as published; entity names and figures are OCR's.