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 Aug. 25, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- LifeLong Medical Care, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Aug. 25, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11941, row:3080)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), LifeLong Medical Care, reported that its business associate (BA) was the victim of a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 115,448 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, financial information, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided affected individuals with complimentary credit monitoring services. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its administrative and security safeguards. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.