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 Feb. 6, 2025.
- Organization as reported
- Catholic Charities West Michigan, MI
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Feb. 6, 2025
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9456, row:595)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Catholic Charities West Michigan, the covered entity (CE)reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 45,115 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and social security numbers, health insurance information, diagnoses, and conditions. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals about the breach. The CE also took corrective actions in response to the breach, implementing additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.