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. 18, 2023.
- Organization as reported
- Virginia 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. 18, 2023
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 10460, row:1599)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyber-attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,229,333 individuals. The PHI involved included names, birthdates, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, claims and financial information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE and BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect PHI.