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 Jan. 7, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Suncoast Skin Solutions, FL
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Jan. 7, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11683, row:2822)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Suncoast Skin Solutions, reported that it experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 77,190 individuals. The PHI involved included names, diagnoses, Social Security numbers, lab results, and medications prescribed. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.