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 June 21, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Texas Retina Associates, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- June 21, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9842, row:981)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Texas Retina Associates, reported that it experienced a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 312, 867 individuals. The PHI involved clinical and demographic information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.