Geography
Georgia: 226 healthcare breach filings.
Georgia entities have reported 226 breaches of 500 or more individuals to HHS since 2010, the 10th most of the 52 states and territories on the register, covering 38,854,537 individuals (9th by people affected). 18 are still under investigation. Hacking/IT Incident is the breach type on 63% of them, and network server the most common location (46%).
Filings
226
10th of 52 states and territories
Individuals affected
38,854,537
Median filing 5,232
Largest filing
13,924,906
Aflac Incorporated ("Aflac"), 2025
Hacking / IT share
63%
77 filings involve a business associate
Direct answer / Georgia on the HHS portal
The largest Georgia filing is Aflac Incorporated ("Aflac") (13,924,906 individuals, submitted 8 August 2025). The busiest year was 2022 with 26 filings. Healthcare Providers account for 66% of the state's filings. 97 filings of 10,000 or more individuals have their own page; the remaining 129 are listed in the table at the foot of this page.
Section GA.1 / Largest filings
Ten largest Georgia breaches
| # | Covered entity | Type | Individuals | Submitted | Breach type | Location | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aflac Incorporated ("Aflac")Open | Health Plan | 13,924,906 | 8 Aug 2025 | |||
| 2 | Managed Care of North America | Business Associate | 8,627,242 | 26 May 2023 | |||
| 3 | NASCO | Business Associate | 1,744,655 | 10 Oct 2023 | |||
| 4 | St. Joseph's/Candler Health System, Inc. | Healthcare Provider | 1,400,000 | 10 Aug 2021 | |||
| 5 | MCBS, LLCOpen | Business Associate | 1,261,464 | 26 Jun 2026 | |||
| 6 | Southeast Series of Lockton Companies, LLC (Lockton)Open | Business Associate | 1,124,727 | 28 Feb 2025 | |||
| 7 | Young Consulting LLC | Business Associate | 961,003 | 11 Sep 2024 | |||
| 8 | ApolloMD Business Services, LLC | Business Associate | 626,540 | 10 Feb 2026 | |||
| 9 | Georgia Department of Community Health | Health Plan | 557,779 | 2 Mar 2015 | |||
| 10 | Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic | Healthcare Provider | 531,000 | 18 Nov 2016 |
Section GA.2 / By year
Georgia filings by submission year
Each year links to the national year page.
| Year | Filings | Individuals affected | Hacking / IT share | Filings with a page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | 26,100 | 0% | 2 |
| 2011 | 4 | 88,788 | 0% | 2 |
| 2012 | 8 | 351,094 | 0% | 3 |
| 2013 | 11 | 45,987 | 9% | 1 |
| 2014 | 15 | 69,948 | 20% | 4 |
| 2015 | 7 | 924,383 | 43% | 1 |
| 2016 | 8 | 782,956 | 38% | 4 |
| 2017 | 11 | 308,569 | 73% | 3 |
| 2018 | 8 | 955,775 | 75% | 5 |
| 2019 | 15 | 480,845 | 53% | 4 |
| 2020 | 20 | 413,327 | 65% | 5 |
| 2021 | 17 | 1,814,330 | 82% | 11 |
| 2022 | 26 | 1,473,888 | 77% | 16 |
| 2023 | 22 | 11,772,563 | 82% | 11 |
| 2024 | 17 | 1,711,996 | 88% | 8 |
| 2025 | 25 | 15,628,846 | 88% | 12 |
| 2026 | 9 | 2,005,142 | 100% | 5 |
Section GA.3 / Composition
Breach type, location and who filed
Multi-valued fields count once per value.
Type of breach
Location of breached information
Covered entity type
Section GA.4 / Notification law
What Georgia law required alongside HIPAA
State notification statute
Georgia: Ga. Code 10-1-912
Personal Identity Protection Act
- Notice to individuals
- In the most expedient time possible and without unreasonable delay
- Attorney general threshold
- No general AG requirement (reporting agencies at 10,000+ residents)
- Private right of action
- No: No direct individual lawsuits for notification failures
- Penalty
- No explicit statutory penalties; possible exposure under the Fair Business Practices Act
The HIPAA Breach Notification Rule runs alongside the state statute: notice to affected individuals and to HHS without unreasonable delay and no later than 60 days after discovery.
Section GA.5 / Filing pages
97 filings of 10,000 or more individuals
Each links to a page with the full filing, its rank in the state and year, OCR's closing summary where the case is archived, peers, and the modelled cost.
Section GA.6 / All other filings
129 filings below 10,000 individuals
Listed in full from the HHS export, largest first. These filings do not have their own page.
| Covered entity | Type | Individuals | Submitted | Breach type | Location | BA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Department of Community Health | Health Plan | 355,127 | 2 Mar 2015 | |||
| Georgia Kidney Associates, Inc.Open | Healthcare Provider | 9,940 | 28 Jun 2024 | |||
| The Georgia Institute for Plastic Surgery | Healthcare Provider | 8,111 | 22 Apr 2024 | |||
| DeKalb Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a DeKalb Medical Hillandale | Healthcare Provider | 7,500 | 15 Jul 2011 | |||
| Jekyll Island-State Park Authority - Jekyll Island Fire/EMS | Healthcare Provider | 7,046 | 9 Nov 2020 | |||
| Diamond Computing Company | Business Associate | 7,016 | 7 Aug 2014 | |||
| Georgia Spine & Orthopaedics of Atlanta, LLC | Healthcare Provider | 7,012 | 16 Nov 2018 | |||
| Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | Healthcare Provider | 6,989 | 3 Jan 2014 | |||
| Robert S. Smith MD Inc DBA Boston Scientific Pathology | Healthcare Provider | 6,940 | 31 Jan 2020 | |||
| Premier Kids Care, Inc. | Healthcare Provider | 6,265 | 29 Jun 2020 | |||
| Aflac | Health Plan | 6,166 | 15 May 2015 | |||
| AU Medical Center, Inc. | Healthcare Provider | 6,109 | 15 Sep 2017 | |||
| Wayne Family Practice Associates, PC | Healthcare Provider | 5,944 | 19 Apr 2022 | |||
| OrthoAtlanta, LLC | Healthcare Provider | 5,600 | 17 Sep 2020 | |||
| AU Medical Center, Inc. | Healthcare Provider | 5,600 | 26 May 2017 | |||
| TSYS Employee Health Plan | Health Plan | 5,232 | 2 Oct 2013 | |||
| Piedmont Cancer Institute, P.C. | Healthcare Provider | 5,226 | 15 Sep 2020 | |||
| The Good Samaritan Health Center | Healthcare Provider | 5,000 | 6 Dec 2013 | |||
| Northside Hospital, Inc. | Healthcare Provider | 4,879 | 10 Dec 2013 | |||
| Augusta Foot & Ankle, P.C. | Healthcare Provider | 4,854 | 17 Mar 2020 | |||
| Administrative Advantage, LLC | Business Associate | 4,852 | 5 Apr 2021 | |||
| Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP | Business Associate | 4,688 | 28 Sep 2022 | |||
| Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) at Southeastern Regional Medical Center | Healthcare Provider | 4,559 | 12 Jul 2019 | |||
| PruittHealth Corporation | Healthcare Provider | 4,500 | 6 Dec 2013 | |||
| Relation Insurance, Inc., d/b/a Relation Insurance Services of Georgia | Business Associate | 4,335 | 11 Feb 2020 | |||
| South Georgia Center for Cancer Care, LLC | Healthcare Provider | 4,108 | 27 Jun 2025 | |||
| Tricounty Behavioral Health Clinic | Healthcare Provider | 4,000 | 31 Aug 2012 | |||
| PhySynergy LLC | Healthcare Provider | 3,667 | 13 Nov 2020 | |||
| Carrollton Ear, Nose and Throat, PCOpen | Healthcare Provider | 3,569 | 29 Aug 2025 | |||
| Peach State Health Plan | Health Plan | 3,443 | 30 Dec 2020 | |||
| Coastal home Respiratory, LLP | Healthcare Provider | 3,440 | 18 Oct 2012 | |||
| Region Six of the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities | Healthcare Provider | 3,397 | 9 Oct 2014 | |||
| Life University | Healthcare Provider | 3,389 | 17 Feb 2025 | |||
| Skin Cancer Specialists, P.C. | Healthcare Provider | 3,365 | 31 Mar 2017 | |||
| Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) at Southeastern Regional Medical Center | Healthcare Provider | 3,290 | 27 Sep 2019 | |||
| 1st Franklin Financial Corporation Master Welfare Benefit Plan | Health Plan | 3,039 | 13 Jan 2023 | |||
| WOMENS HEALTH ENTERPRISE, INC. | Healthcare Provider | 3,000 | 27 Feb 2013 | |||
| Georgia Department of Human Services | Health Plan | 2,983 | 8 Jul 2015 | |||
| SunLink Health Systems, Inc. | Healthcare Provider | 2,856 | 6 May 2025 | |||
| The Multiple Sclerosis Center of Atlanta | Healthcare Provider | 2,820 | 25 May 2022 | |||
| NORTH ATLANTA MEDICAL CLINIC | Healthcare Provider | 2,800 | 6 Jan 2019 | |||
| OneDigital/Digital Insurance, LLC | Business Associate | 2,763 | 15 Feb 2019 | |||
| George West Mental Health Foundation dba Skyland Trail | Healthcare Provider | 2,724 | 12 Sep 2020 | |||
| Eye Consultants of Atlanta / Piedmont System Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC | Healthcare Provider | 2,662 | 19 Jun 2021 | |||
| Innovative Service Technology Management Services, Inc. | Health Plan | 2,654 | 17 Nov 2022 | |||
| Peachtree Immediate Care FP, LLC | Healthcare Provider | 2,555 | 23 Jan 2023 | |||
| Courier Express/Atlanta, Courier Express/Charlotte & Courier Express US, Inc. | Business Associate | 2,523 | 17 Apr 2014 | |||
| Apex Spine & Neurosurgery, LLCOpen | Healthcare Provider | 2,500 | 6 Feb 2026 | |||
| Wayne Memorial Hospital | Healthcare Provider | 2,500 | 2 Aug 2024 | |||
| Center for Primary Care | Healthcare Provider | 2,400 | 25 Jul 2022 | |||
| Specialty Clinics Of Georgia - Orthopaedics | Healthcare Provider | 2,350 | 25 Aug 2014 | |||
| Highland Rivers Behavioral Health | Healthcare Provider | 2,253 | 15 Apr 2025 | |||
| The Cardiovascular Group | Healthcare Provider | 2,168 | 23 Aug 2019 | |||
| Digital Insurance, LLC doing business as OneDigital | Business Associate | 2,051 | 14 Jan 2022 | |||
| Data Media Associates | Business Associate | 2,035 | 9 Oct 2023 | |||
| Simmons Family Chiropractic | Healthcare Provider | 2,000 | 6 Sep 2019 | |||
| Lanier Family & Cosmetic Dentistry, P.C. | Healthcare Provider | 1,950 | 29 Jan 2019 | |||
| GI Care for Kids Endoscopy Center | Healthcare Provider | 1,923 | 27 Jun 2017 | |||
| Emory Healthcare | Healthcare Provider | 1,891 | 6 Dec 2022 | |||
| TOTS, Inc. dba Kiddos' Clubhouse | Healthcare Provider | 1,868 | 2 Jun 2022 | |||
| Ridgeview Institute - Monroe | Healthcare Provider | 1,853 | 29 May 2020 | |||
| Heyman HospiceCare at Floyd | Healthcare Provider | 1,819 | 15 Feb 2013 | |||
| Ascension Health Services LLC dba Alpha Wellness & Alpha Medical Centre | Healthcare Provider | 1,714 | 8 Jul 2025 | |||
| Express MRI, LLC (Norcross) | Business Associate | 1,707 | 11 Aug 2021 | |||
| Jonathan Woolfson, MD, PC | Healthcare Provider | 1,693 | 19 Nov 2020 | |||
| Buckhead Smile Center, P.C. | Healthcare Provider | 1,655 | 17 Oct 2019 | |||
| AFLAC | Health Plan | 1,601 | 16 Dec 2019 | |||
| Atlanta Perinatal Consultants, LLP | Healthcare Provider | 1,508 | 2 Jul 2024 | |||
| The Bortolazzo Group, LLC | Healthcare Provider | 1,491 | 16 Sep 2025 | |||
| Peachtree Immediate Care FP, LLC | Healthcare Provider | 1,462 | 23 Nov 2020 | |||
| Saint Francis Hospital | Healthcare Provider | 1,412 | 14 Mar 2018 | |||
| Tattnall County, Georgia | Healthcare Provider | 1,337 | 9 Feb 2023 | |||
| James M. McGee, D.M.D., P.C. | Healthcare Provider | 1,306 | 27 Nov 2012 | |||
| RiverMend Health, LLC | Healthcare Provider | 1,300 | 9 Oct 2017 | |||
| UHS-Pruitt Corporation | Healthcare Provider | 1,300 | 15 Nov 2013 | |||
| Colquitt Complete Care, LLC | Healthcare Provider | 1,282 | 10 Mar 2023 | |||
| Change Healthcare | Business Associate | 1,262 | 7 Jul 2022 | |||
| Peach State Health Plan | Health Plan | 1,246 | 15 Sep 2023 | |||
| Five Points Optometrists, P.C. dba Five Points Eye Care | Healthcare Provider | 1,223 | 24 Dec 2020 | |||
| National DCP Health Plan | Health Plan | 1,190 | 8 Aug 2017 | |||
| St. Francis Hospital | Healthcare Provider | 1,175 | 9 Jun 2014 | |||
| LifeGas | Business Associate | 1,103 | 4 Feb 2013 | |||
| Pinnacle Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Specialists LLC | Healthcare Provider | 1,100 | 21 Jun 2024 | |||
| Georgia Pain and Spine Care | Healthcare Provider | 1,056 | 20 May 2022 | |||
| Tift Regional Medical Center | Healthcare Provider | 1,045 | 18 Dec 2018 | |||
| Alliant Health Plans, Inc. | Health Plan | 1,042 | 20 Dec 2016 | |||
| Tanner Medical CenterOpen | Healthcare Provider | 1,000 | 25 Nov 2025 | |||
| Healthsoft LLC | Business Associate | 1,000 | 6 Nov 2023 | |||
| Martin Army Community Hospital | Healthcare Provider | 1,000 | 9 Sep 2016 | |||
| Highland Rivers Community Service Board | Healthcare Provider | 967 | 20 Mar 2017 | |||
| Magnolia Manor Inc. | Healthcare Provider | 960 | 15 Apr 2025 | |||
| CDC/NIOSH World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) | Health Plan | 958 | 2 Apr 2015 | |||
| Aflac | Health Plan | 930 | 20 May 2016 | |||
| Piedmont Healthcare, Inc. | Healthcare Provider | 895 | 29 Sep 2023 | |||
| Digital Insurance, LLC doing business as OneDigital | Health Plan | 895 | 24 Sep 2021 | |||
| Diversified Resources, Inc. | Healthcare Provider | 863 | 15 Sep 2011 | |||
| PruittHealth Pharmacy Services | Healthcare Provider | 841 | 7 Feb 2014 | |||
| Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center | Healthcare Provider | 824 | 4 Jun 2012 | |||
| Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority | Health Plan | 800 | 27 Aug 2015 | |||
| Wellstar Health System | Healthcare Provider | 779 | 21 Sep 2023 | |||
| Spire Power Solutions, L.P. | Health Plan | 771 | 2 Jun 2021 | |||
| The Longstreet Clinic, P. C. | Healthcare Provider | 720 | 28 Aug 2014 | |||
| Alliant Health Plans | Health Plan | 695 | 16 Jan 2025 | |||
| Braun Internal Medicine, P.C. | Healthcare Provider | 680 | 14 Jul 2017 | |||
| IACT Health | Healthcare Provider | 676 | 6 Jun 2024 | |||
| Heard County EMA | Business Associate | 672 | 22 Oct 2014 | |||
| McKesson Information Solutions, LLC | Business Associate | 660 | 9 Apr 2010 | |||
| Atlanta Center for Reproductive Medicine | Healthcare Provider | 654 | 30 Aug 2013 | |||
| Navicent Health, Inc. | Healthcare Provider | 634 | 23 Aug 2019 | |||
| Centivo CorporationOpen | Business Associate | 630 | 6 Jun 2025 | |||
| OrthoAtlanta LLC | Business Associate | 626 | 21 Jul 2025 | |||
| Repay Management Services, LLCOpen | Health Plan | 606 | 10 Jun 2025 | |||
| Georgia Vascual Specialists PCOpen | Healthcare Provider | 600 | 13 Mar 2026 | |||
| Data Media | Business Associate | 600 | 28 Feb 2014 | |||
| CDC/NIOSH/ World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) | Health Plan | 597 | 15 Jan 2016 | |||
| Advance Rehabilitation & Consulting LTD | Healthcare Provider | 570 | 2 Mar 2015 | |||
| Georgia Department of Public Health | Healthcare Provider | 532 | 26 Nov 2024 | |||
| Anwan Wellness LLC | Healthcare Provider | 530 | 9 Dec 2019 | |||
| ASBESTOS WORKERS LOCAL 42 WELFARE PLAN | Health Plan | 520 | 11 Jun 2024 | |||
| 24 ON Physicians, PC/In Compass Health,Inc. | Business Associate | 520 | 14 Aug 2014 | |||
| Advanced Care Partners, LLC | Healthcare Provider | 518 | 3 Aug 2023 | |||
| Georgia Health Sciences University | Healthcare Provider | 513 | 15 Mar 2012 | |||
| AppleCare, LLC | Healthcare Provider | 512 | 23 Jan 2023 | |||
| Secure Health Plans of Georgia, LLCOpen | Business Associate | 501 | 23 Mar 2026 | |||
| Nationwide Recovery Services, Inc.Open | Business Associate | 501 | 9 Sep 2024 | |||
| New Horizons Behavioral HealthOpen | Healthcare Provider | 500 | 18 Mar 2026 | |||
| Hope Medical LLC | Healthcare Provider | 500 | 7 Jul 2021 | |||
| Georgia Department of Human Services | Healthcare Clearing House | 500 | 20 Mar 2020 | |||
| West Georgia Ambulance | Healthcare Provider | 500 | 11 Feb 2013 |
Index / Other states
Every state on the register
98
32
164
92
776
139
144
31
33
463
22
29
358
200
98
80
124
66
37
170
241
238
189
55
164
36
60
55
38
174
57
511
207
19
276
80
120
339
32
41
86
15
196
633
68
15
157
185
47
126
19
Index / Companion schedules
13 HHS breach register
→Hub: every filing, by state, year and entity.
04 Biggest breaches
→Mega-breaches with primary-source cost figures.
Industry / Healthcare
→IBM 2026: $6.64M average, 13 years at #1.
Regulation / HIPAA penalties
→OCR enforcement tiers and the 60-day rule.
11 50-state laws
→Deadline, AG threshold and penalties per state.
Cost / Per record
→Where the per-record model is reliable.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Breach Portal (breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-08-28. Public domain. Individuals affected and dates as reported by the covered entity.
Portal: ocrportal.hhs.gov breach report. Statutory basis: HITECH Act section 13402(e)(4): the Secretary must post a list of breaches of unsecured protected health information affecting 500 or more individuals. Breaches affecting fewer than 500 individuals are reported to OCR annually and are not posted, so they are not on this register. Status wording follows the portal's two tabs ("Cases Currently Under Investigation" and "Archive") as of 28 August 2026; a filing moves to the archive when OCR closes the case. Modelled costs on this site are a method applied to the reported count, using IBM Cost of a Data Breach per-record figures, and are never a cost disclosed by the entity.
Corrections: if you represent a listed entity and the portal row has been amended, email [email protected] with the portal entry and we will re-pull the export.