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 Sept. 29, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc., CA
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Sept. 29, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10429, row:1568)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Prospect Medical Holdings, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 1,309,096 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, addresses, diagnoses, lab results, medications, claims and financial information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE offered free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services and implemented new administrative and technical safeguards.