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 Jan. 6, 2025.
- Organization as reported
- North Los Angeles County Regional Center, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Jan. 6, 2025
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9521, row:660)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The business associate (BA), North Los Angeles County Regional Center, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 298,629 individuals. The PHI involved included clinical, demographic, and financial information. The BA notified HHS, the affected covered entity, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals, and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.