- State
- TX
- Covered entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 405,000
- 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
A computer server containing the records of 405,124 patients of the covered entity (CE), St. Joseph Health System, was hacked during a power surge. The electronic protected health information (ePHI) on the server included names, dates of birth, social security numbers, medical information, bank account information, and addresses. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The CE improved administrative and technical security and developed and revised policies and procedures addressing the breach. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed.
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.