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 June 20, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Kannact, Inc., OR
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- June 20, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10647, row:1786)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Kannact, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 109, 210 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were also retrained in its requirements to protect and secure PHI.