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 Dec. 6, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Employee Group Insurance Benefits Plan of Acuity Brands, Inc., GA
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Dec. 6, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11016, row:2155)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Employee Group Insurance Benefits Plan of Acuity Brands, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 20,849 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, and health insurance and claims information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE offered free credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards.