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 May 10, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- SAC Health Systems, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- May 10, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12160, row:3299)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), SAC Health Systems, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 28,128 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, financial and health insurance information, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE terminated its business relationship with its BA.