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 Jan. 22, 2025.
- Organization as reported
- Apex Custom Software, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Jan. 22, 2025
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9474, row:613)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The business associate (BA), Apex Custom Software, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,500 individuals. The PHI involved included prescription numbers. The BA notified HHS and affected covered entities. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance to the BA.