HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of March 18, 2015.
- Organization as reported
- Advantage Consolidated LLC, OR
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Other
- Submission date
- March 18, 2015
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14855, row:5994)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
In February 2015, the covered entity (CE), Advantage Consolidated, LLC, reported that the access credentials of one of its users were wrongfully, acquired through the use of malicious software that had been installed on the user's computer. The intrusion was detected by the CE's intrusion detection system. The breach affected the e-PHI (names, addresses, DOBs, and SSNs of 151,626 individuals. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, the affected individuals, and to the media. Following the breach, the CE updated its risk analysis and risk management plan and enhanced its electronic and technical security. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted above.