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 March 25, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Cytometry Specialists, Inc., d/b/a CSI Laboratories, GA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- March 25, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11556, row:2695)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Cytometry Specialists dba CSI Laboratories, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information of 312, 000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, medical record numbers, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards and updated its security policies and procedures.