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. 9, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Sonoma Valley Healthcare District, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Submission date
- Dec. 9, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12462, row:3601)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Sonoma Valley Healthcare District, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 69,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, claims information, diagnoses, lab results, and other treatment data. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI. As part of the investigation, OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Rules.