HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Dec. 15, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- AAA Collections, Inc., SD
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Dec. 15, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11003, row:2142)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The business associate (BA), AAA Collections, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 4,635 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, medical record numbers, diagnoses, financial information, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Identity theft protection services were also provided.