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 March 20, 2025.
- Organization as reported
- Special Tree Ltd., MI
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- March 20, 2025
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9395, row:534)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Special Tree, reported that it experienced a cyberattack that impacted the protected health information (PHI) of 3,820 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, drivers’ license and social security numbers, dates of birth, claims and financial information, diagnoses/conditions, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE enforced its multi-factor authentication capabilities, retrained its workforce, and increased its threat protections to better protect its PHI. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.