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. 18, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- GenRx Pharmacy, AZ
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Dec. 18, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12440, row:3579)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), GenRX Pharmacy, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 137,110 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, health insurance information, medication prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE revised its policy and procedures and implemented new technical safeguards. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.