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 Jan. 18, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Native American Health Center, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Jan. 18, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10193, row:1332)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Native American Health Center, reported that that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 4,231 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses/conditions, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI. In addition, the CE retrained its workforce members on privacy and security. During the investigation, OCR provided the CE with technical assistance.