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Breach notice filed by Metro Presort, Inc. (March 2021)

Organization named: Metro Presort, Inc. Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

What the sources say

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 March 1, 2021.

Organization as reported
Metro Presort, Inc., OR
Entity type as reported
Business Associate
Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported
Network Server
Submission date
March 1, 2021
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12323, row:3462)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

Metro Presort, Inc., the business associate (BA), reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 38,387 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, diagnoses/conditions, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of OCR’s investigation, the BA revised its HIPAA security procedures, retrained its workforce members, and implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect its systems that maintain ePHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the BA and received assurances that the BA implemented the corrective actions noted.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 38,387 individuals affected (total reported), according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, source date March 1, 2021, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date (HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 12323)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Metro Presort, Inc. Named as a service provider Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, retrieved from HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal, 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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