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 Sept. 14, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- VA Department of Medical Assistance Services, VA
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Sept. 14, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10469, row:1608)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), VA Department of Medical Assistance Services, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 928 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, and dates of birth. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and the CE and BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.