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 April 7, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Andrews Braces, NV
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 7, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12929, row:4068)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Andrew Braces, LLC, the covered entity (CE), reported that it was the victim of a cyber-attack involving the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 16,622 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, birthdates, diagnoses/conditions, medications prescribed, treatment information, and claims information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following OCR’s investigation, the CE revised its policy and procedures, retrained its workforce members, and implemented additional technical safeguards.