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 May 15, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Mat-Su Surgical Associates, APC, AK
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 15, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12879, row:4018)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Mat-Su Surgical Associates, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 13,146 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, medications prescribed, and claims information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary credit monitoring services. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional technical safeguards. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Security Rule.