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. 30, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Granite Falls Family Medical Care Center, NC
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Dec. 30, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11698, row:2837)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Granite Falls Family Medical Care Center, reported that its business associate (BA) was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 5,404 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to those affected. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance pertaining to the HIPAA Privacy Rule.