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 Aug. 22, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Aug. 22, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11238, row:2377)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 236,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications, financial information, and other treatment information. Upon discovering the breach, the CE took steps to secure its network and investigated the breach incident. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. It also implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. As part of the investigation, OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Rules.