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 Oct. 30, 2020.
- Organization as reported
- Timberline Billing Service, LLC, IA
- Entity type as reported
- Business Associate
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Oct. 30, 2020
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 12547, row:3686)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The business associate (BA), Timberline Billing Service, reported that it experienced a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 117,088 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, birthdates, diagnoses, and claims and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. Complimentary credit and identity monitoring services were also provided. In response to the breach, the BA strengthened its administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. OCR provided the BA with technical assistance regarding its HIPAA Security Rule obligations.