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 Sept. 17, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- OrthoAtlanta, LLC, GA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Sept. 17, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12642, row:3781)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), OrthoAtlanta, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 5,600 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, drivers’ license numbers, and claims and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notification on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE strengthened its administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its sensitive data.