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 Dec. 3, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Bansley and Kiener, LLP, IL
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Dec. 3, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11743, row:2882)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The business associate (BA), Bansley and Kiener, LLP, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 70,941 individuals. The PHI involved included names and social security numbers. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the BA provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance to the BA.