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 March 6, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Laboratorio Clínico Caparros
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- March 6, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11584, row:2723)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Laboratorio Clínico Caparros, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 500 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, health insurance information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards, hired a new information technology company, and retrained its staff on cybersecurity.