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 March 17, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Augusta Foot & Ankle, P.C., GA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- March 17, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12959, row:4098)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
August Foot & Ankle, P.C., the covered entity (CE), reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 4,854 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, addresses, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its staff. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.