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 7, 2022.
- Organization as reported
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- June 7, 2022
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 11402, row:2541)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 1,290,104 individuals. The PHI involved includes names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, lab results, medications, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to affected individuals and revised its policies and procedures. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding business associate agreement requirements.