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 Dec. 31, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Pacific Pulmonary Medical Group, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Dec. 31, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9529, row:668)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Pacific Pulmonary Medical Group, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 12,723 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, and Social Security and drivers’ license numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained.