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 Aug. 30, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- DuPage Medical Group, Ltd., IL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Aug. 30, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11936, row:3075)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), DuPage Medical Group, reported that it was the subject of a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 655,384 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.