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 June 21, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Pinnacle Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Specialists LLC, GA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- June 21, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9840, row:979)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Pinnacle Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Specialists, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 1,100 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, lab results, medications, diagnoses/conditions, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained to better protect its PHI.