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 5, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- NEC Networks, LLC d/b/a CaptureRx, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 5, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12176, row:3315)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The business associate (BA), NEC Networks dba CaptureRx, reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 2,600,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and medications. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the BA reset its passwords, provided training on security awareness, and implemented additional technical safeguards to protect its network.