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. 2, 2021.
- Organization as reported
- Sequoia Concepts, Inc., CA
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Sept. 2, 2021
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11929, row:3068)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The business associate (BA), Sequoia Concepts, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 2,230 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, and claims information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards.