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 March 29, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- David E. Beneson, DPM, MI
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record, Network Server
- Submission date
- March 29, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13485, row:4624)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), David E. Beneson, DPM, reported that his practice was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 12,542 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license information, Social Security numbers, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. As a result of OCR’s investigation, the CE revised its policies and procedures pertaining to the HIPAA Rules.