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 Nov. 20, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Golden Gate Regional Center, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 20, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12499, row:3638)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Golden Gate Regional Center, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 11,315 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, identification numbers, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services. Following OCR’s investigation, the CE revised its policies and procedures and provided security awareness training to all employees.