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 July 15, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- Natera, Inc., CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 15, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13325, row:4464)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Natera Inc., the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA), Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau, Inc., doing business as American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA), was the victim of a cyber-attack which affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 3,035 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, treatment information, and financial data. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary credit monitoring services for affected individuals. As a result of this breach incident, the CE ended its business relationship with the BA.