HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Jan. 3, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Circles of Care, Inc., FL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Jan. 3, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10975, row:2114)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Circles of Care, the covered entity (CE), reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 61,170 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, diagnoses, claims information, Social Security numbers, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards and retrained its staff to better protect PHI.