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 Jan. 5, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD, TX
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Jan. 5, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10219, row:1358)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 545,001 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, drivers’ license numbers, dates of birth, claims and financial information, diagnoses, medications, phone numbers, email addresses, health insurance information, and other treatment 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 and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its PHI.