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 July 15, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Guidehouse, VA
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 15, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12009, row:3148)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Guidehouse, reported that its secure file transfer device experienced a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 91,331 individuals. The PHI involved included, names, dates of birth, diagnoses/conditions, and claims information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE applied a critical patch shortly after the cyber-attack which mitigated the vulnerability. Additionally, the CE discontinued use of the file transfer device and transitioned to another network.