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. 5, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Planned Parenthood of Montana, MT
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Nov. 5, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9620, row:759)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Planned Parenthood of Montana, reported that it experienced a hacking attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 56,917 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, health insurance information, diagnoses, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice of the breach on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI.