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 March 4, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Familylinks, PA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Electronic Medical Record, Network Server
- Submission date
- March 4, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11588, row:2727)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Familylinks, reported that its business associate (BA) was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 1,494 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, diagnoses, lab results and medications prescribed. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. As a consequence, the CE severed its business relationship with the BA.