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 Oct. 5, 2018.
- Organization as reported
- National Ambulatory Hernia Institute, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Oct. 5, 2018
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13673, row:4812)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), National Ambulatory Hernia Institute, was subject to a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 15,974 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, claims and financial information, diagnoses, lab results, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. A toll-free number was provided to field questions. Following the ransomware attack, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE and obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.