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. 13, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- PhySynergy LLC, GA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 13, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12507, row:3646)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
PhySynergy, the covered entity (CE), reported that a subcontractor of its business associate was the victim of a cyber-attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 3,667 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. The BA offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services to all affected individuals. In its mitigation efforts, the subcontractor implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.