Singing River Health System Suffers Major Data Breach, 895,000 Impacted

A ransomware attack that took place in August 2023 is now estimated to have affected 895,204 people within the Singing River Health System. The Singing River Health System operates three hospitals in Mississippi, one in Pascagoula, one in Ocean Springs, and one in Gulfport, which collectively provide over 700 beds to its patients. It is one of the largest healthcare providers in Mississippi. It employs a total of 3,500 people, and it also operates two hospices, four pharmacies, six imaging centres, ten speciality centres, and twelve medical clinics throughout the Gulf Coast region. 

The impacted hospitals were experiencing major IT system outages for several services, including laboratory testing and radiology testing. At the time, Singing River said it was working to process all paper-ordered lab tests and radiology exams as quickly as possible, depending on the priority of the exam. It was revealed by the healthcare organization on September 13, 2023, that a data breach had taken place, and in December 2023 the organization announced that 252,890 individuals were affected by the incident. 

According to a new update shared by the Maine Attorney General, the company reported that 895,204 people were affected by the incident.

An August 31, 2023, disclosure from the healthcare system was the first time it reported the breach. As of the time of this writing, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights has been informed of the breach as impacting

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