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 Dec. 22, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Retina Group of Washington, PLLC, MD
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Dec. 22, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10249, row:1388)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Retina Group of Washington, the covered entity (CE), reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 455,935 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, medical record numbers, and treatment and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.