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 July 19, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Sun City Pediatrics, PA, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- July 19, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9795, row:934)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Sun City Pediatrics, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 4,500 individuals. The PHI involved included clinical, demographic, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, the 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