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 April 16, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- Centrelake Medical Group, Inc., CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 16, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13453, row:4592)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Centrelake Medical Group, Inc., a business associate (BA), reported that it was the victim of cyber-attack involving ransomware that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 197,661 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, phone numbers, drivers’ license information, Social Security numbers, claims information, diagnoses/conditions, and treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected covered entities, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. The BA also provided complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services to affected individuals. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI. During the investigation, OCR provided the BA with technical assistance regarding its security management process.