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Cybersecurity Alert
September 21, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

2 New HHS OCR Breach Submissions Dated September 21, 2026: 2,435 Individuals

HHS OCR listed 2 large HIPAA breach submissions dated September 21, 2026, affecting 2,435 individuals nationally. Imagine the Possibilities led the batch with 1,693 individuals.

Source: HHS Office for Civil Rights — Breach Portal

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HHS OCR HIPAA breach submissions for September 21, 2026

The HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal lists 2 large HIPAA breach submissions with a breach submission date of September 21, 2026. Combined, these filings report 2,435 individuals affected nationally (not state-resident totals).

The largest filing — Imagine the Possibilities (IA) — accounts for 1,693 individuals in this batch. See our live HIPAA / HHS OCR statistics and healthcare AG tracker for broader context.

September month-to-date now totals 32 OCR submissions covering 536,341 individuals dated through September 21, 2026 on the under-investigation portal view.

Submissions Dated September 21, 2026

OrganizationStateEntity TypeIndividualsBreach TypeSubmitted
Imagine the PossibilitiesIAHealth Plan1,693Hacking/IT Incident09/21/2026
Woodlawn HospitalINHealthcare Provider742Hacking/IT Incident09/21/2026

OCR lists breaches affecting 500 or more individuals. Submission dates reflect when the covered entity reported to OCR; investigation status and counts can change as the portal updates.

Independent Cybersecurity Audits

EmailMeNow domain audits on September 21, 2026 scored 2 filer domains in this batch. 2 of 2 show 15% Transport Security or below — a recurring gap that makes spoofed breach-notification email easier to deliver. Woodlawn Hospital (woodlawnhospital.com) leads at 43% overall; Imagine the Possibilities (imaginepossibilities.net) scores 29%.

Pattern: Scores below the 100% ideal on identity or transport still leave room for spoofed incident-response email — even when website headers score higher.

OrganizationDomainOverallIdentityTransportWebsiteRisk
Imagine the Possibilitiesimaginepossibilities.net29%0%15%43%Weakest
Woodlawn Hospitalwoodlawnhospital.com43%35%15%45%Below Average

Audit links: imaginepossibilities.net · woodlawnhospital.com


Source: HHS OCR Breach Portal