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 Feb. 22, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- Delaware Guidance Services for Children and Youth, Inc., DE
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Desktop Computer, Electronic Medical Record, Email, Laptop
- Submission date
- Feb. 22, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13520, row:4659)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Delaware Guidance Services for Children and Youth, Inc., the covered entity (CE), reported that it was the victim of a cyber-attack involving ransomware that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 20,633 individuals. The PHI involved included names, birthdates, Social Security numbers, addresses, claims information, diagnoses, lab results, and medications prescribed. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards and retrained its staff. As a result of OCR’s investigation, the CE completed a new risk analysis and implemented an updated risk management plan.