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 Oct. 16, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Peerstar LLC, PA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Oct. 16, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10413, row:1552)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Peerstar, the covered entity (CE), reported that it experienced a security incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 11,438 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, government issued identification numbers, financial information, health insurance information, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.