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 Nov. 30, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Pendurthi Surgical Associates, PA
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 30, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11026, row:2165)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Pendurthi Surgical Associates, reported that its business associate (BA) was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 7,925 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of births, addresses, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the BA and CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect sensitive data.