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Breach notice filed by Valley Orthopaedic Specialists (May 2023)

Organization named: Valley Orthopaedic Specialists Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory
Type as the source lists it: Hacking/IT Incident

What the sources say

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 May 26, 2023.

Organization as reported
Valley Orthopaedic Specialists, CT
Entity type as reported
Healthcare Provider
Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information as reported
Network Server
Submission date
May 26, 2023
Observed by BreachRecords
2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10711, row:1850)
Archived copy
Held in the private archive (provenance)

The covered entity (CE), Valley Orthopaedic Specialists, reported that it was the subject a ransomware incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 5,062 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, diagnoses, medications, 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. Staff were retrained.

The source's own words, from the revision above.

Figures, per source

  • 5,062 individuals affected (total reported), as reported by the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), source date May 26, 2023, revision observed 2026-10-18.

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Timeline

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  • Submission date at the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals)
  • Observed by BreachRecords (revision 10711)
  • Approved by a reviewer

Organizations linked by a reviewer

  • Valley Orthopaedic Specialists Named as the covered entity Provisional: identity as filed, not yet matched to the directory Linked 2026-10-19, method provisional.

Archived evidence

  • 3dbc27dd5742e041cc1e7fe18cc669e2901fbd3b86b7007ed27948ff4d406e1f
    text/csv, 5,530,996 bytes, from the HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals), retrieved 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC. Archived privately · Provenance · Source page

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