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 13, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- On Lok Senior Health Services, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 13, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12014, row:3153)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), On Lok Senior Health Services, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,643 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, diagnoses/conditions, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The CE also created a call center and offered complimentary credit monitoring services. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Security Rule.