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. 27, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Fertility Centers of Illinois, PLLC, IL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Dec. 27, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11709, row:2848)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Fertility Centers of Illinois, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 79,943 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and social security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medication information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE.