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 July 9, 2017.
- Organization as reported
- Ledet Family Chiropractic Cener, PA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 9, 2017
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 14131, row:5270)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity’s (CE) computer server was infected with ransomware. The server contained the protected health information of approximately 530 individuals and the types of protected health information involved in the breach included diagnostic information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS and affected individuals. Following the breach, the CE disabled remote access to its server and upgraded its anti-malware software. As a result of OCR’s investigation, the CE conducted a risk analysis and implemented a risk management plan.