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 May 20, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Aesto, LLC d/b/a Aesto Health, AL
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 20, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11445, row:2584)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Aesto Health, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 17,400 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.