HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) with a submission date of Oct. 20, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Sigmund Software, LLC, CT
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Oct. 20, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11115, row:2254)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The business associate (BA), Sigmund Software, LLC, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 4,767 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, and health information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the BA offered free credit monitoring to affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were also retrained on obligations to protect and secure PHI.