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 May 10, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- IMA Financial Group, Inc., KS
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 10, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10747, row:1886)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The business associate (BA), IMA Financial Group, Inc., reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 5,242 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The BA notified covered entities and HHS, and provided substitute notice of the breach. In response to the breach the BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to improve its security posture. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.