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 March 3, 2025.
- Organization as reported
- Vernon Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, CT
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- March 3, 2025
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9418, row:557)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Vernon Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, reported that it was the subject of a ransomware attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 5,416 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and social security numbers, financial information, diagnoses, conditions, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice. In response to the breach, the implemented new technical safeguards.