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 Dec. 20, 2018.
- Organization as reported
- The Podiatric Offices of Bobby Yee, CA
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Desktop Computer, Laptop, Other Portable Electronic Device
- Submission date
- Dec. 20, 2018
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13592, row:4731)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The Podiatric Offices of Bobby Yee, the covered entity (CE), discovered that its data systems were impacted by a ransomware attack. The breach affected approximately 24,000 individuals. The electronic protected health information (ePHI) involved included names, social security numbers, address, dates of birth, and diagnosis/conditions. In response to the breach incident, the CE notified the affected individuals and media outlets. In addition, the CE implemented new administrative and technical safeguards. Following OCR’s investigation, the CE updated its HIPAA policies and procedures, and retrained its workforce members.