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 July 12, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- CentraCare Health System, MN
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 12, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13330, row:4469)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), CentraCare Health System, reported that its business associate (BA) was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 2,085 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, diagnoses, lab results, and medications prescribed. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals.