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. 28, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Community Health Group, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Feb. 28, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10886, row:2025)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Community Health Group, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 824 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, state/tribal identification numbers, and medical information and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS; the BA notified affected individuals and the media. In response to the breach, the BA provided free credit monitoring and adopted additional technical security measures, revised policies and procedures, and implemented additional security training. During the investigation, OCR provided technical assistance.