Acadian Ambulance Service reports massive data breach — 2.9 million records affected
Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc., a healthcare provider in Louisiana, filed a report with HHS OCR on August 20, 2024, disclosing a hacking/IT incident. The breach exposed the protected health information of 2,896,985 individuals. The compromised data was stored on a network server. This filing date reflects when the report was submitted to the government, not necessarily when the incident occurred or was discovered. Healthcare administrators should note the scale of this incident as a reminder of the risks associated with network security. While this specific event involves an ambulance service, the underlying vulnerability type is relevant to any organization managing electronic health records.