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 6, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- Direct Scripts, OH
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- March 6, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13509, row:4648)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Direct Scripts, the covered entity (CE), reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 9,319 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, and prescription information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice. The entity is no longer in business.