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 18, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Brandman Centers for Senior Care, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- March 18, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12288, row:3427)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Brandman Centers for Senior Care, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 521 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, addresses, diagnoses, medications prescribed, and claims information. The CE notified HHS and local law enforcement entities; the BA notified affected individuals and provided substitute notice on its website. Following OCR’s investigation, the CE reviewed and revised its policies and procedures to better protect its PHI.