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 Dec. 3, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- KY Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), KY
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Dec. 3, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10304, row:1443)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, reported that its business associate (BA) was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 2,062 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, claims information, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and the CE and BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.