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 May 24, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- Farmacia La Amistad Inc.
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 24, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13392, row:4531)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Farmacia La Amistad, the covered entity (CE), reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,500 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, drivers’ license numbers, and medications prescribed. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE retrained its staff and implemented additional technical and security safeguards.