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 15, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Fertility Specialists Medical Group, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 15, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10736, row:1875)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Fertility Specialists Medical Group, the covered entity (CE), reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 9,197 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, birthdates, lab results, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards.