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 April 11, 2019.
- Organization as reported
- Riverplace Counseling Center, Inc., MN
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- April 11, 2019
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13464, row:4603)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Riverplace Counseling Center, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 11,639 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to those affected and implemented additional technical safeguards and conducted cybersecurity and phishing awareness training for its employees.