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 April 21, 2025.
- Organization as reported
- Horizon Behavioral Health, VA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 21, 2025
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9335, row:474)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Horizon Behavioral Health, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected heath information (PHI) of 49,303 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, social security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, diagnoses, medications, and claims information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice to its website. In response to the breach, the CE offered free credit monitoring to affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.