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 18, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Florida PACE Centers, Inc, FL
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- March 18, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12289, row:3428)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Florida PACE Centers, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,504 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE and the BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and the FBI. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Privacy Rule.