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 Aug. 30, 2024.
- Organization as reported
- Washoe County School District, NV
- Entity type as reported
- Health Plan
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Network Server
- Submission date
- Aug. 30, 2024
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 9723, row:862)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), Washoe County School District, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 1,017 individuals. The PHI involved included addresses, birth dates, social security numbers, and financial information. The CE notified HHS while the BA notified the media and the affected individuals. In its mitigation efforts, the CE and BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards.