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 Dec. 3, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Veterans Health Administration, DC
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Dec. 3, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9568, row:707)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
Veterans Health Administration, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 2,302 individuals. The PHI involved included names, medical record information, Social Security numbers and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.