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 Sept. 8, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Radiology Associates of Albuquerque, PA, NM
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Sept. 8, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11921, row:3060)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Radiology Associates of Albuquerque, PA, reported that it was the subject a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 616,211 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, claims information, 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 to the affected individuals, implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards, and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI.