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 July 8, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Forefront Dermatology, S.C., WI
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 8, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12025, row:3164)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Forefront Dermatology, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a malware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 2,413,553 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, and health insurance and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.