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 Dec. 29, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- HMG Healthcare, LLC, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Dec. 29, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10234, row:1373)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), HMG Healthcare, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 80,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, addresses, claims and financial information, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.