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 Nov. 30, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Dermatology & Skin Cancer Center, PA
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 30, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11024, row:2163)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Dermatology & Skin Cancer Center, reported that its business associate (BA) was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 5,423 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. Additionally, the CE informed OCR that it ceased operations.