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 April 26, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Aspire Health Alliance, MA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 26, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9944, row:1083)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Aspire Health Alliance, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 17,490 individuals. The PHI involved included named, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE offered free credit monitoring to affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE.